Names
Põlendiku (Põlendik)
Burnt woodland, burnt area of a wood. Part of a land-clearing group of streets, see also Sõõru. Incidentally, Põlendikukivi, with a circumference of about 27 m and located apparently at ///grows.lotuses.slid, is the largest erratic boulder on Naissaar, see Rändrahnu.
Polgu (Polk)
Regiment (see Pusta A.), a relatively muddled term as to its current meaning (grouping of brigades or battalions, or battalion), and equally to eeseestlased (Estonians of yesteryear), spelling it Rügemendi, Rügementi (from the German Regimentsstraße) but also Riigemendi, where the first part, accidental switch of ‘ii’ for ‘ü’ or not, adopts a nationalistic tone (riik:riigi = state or country).
Politseiaed (Politseiaed)
Police garden. Located, oddly, opposite the fire station. Today, about 0.24 ha between Gonsiori and Kunderi J., while 100 years ago it was 500 m further east and took up about 1.75 ha, reaching almost as far as Narva and Tartu. Police supervision of gardens was clearly a bigger thing back then, hence the expression: “If you want to mow the thyme, ask a policeman…”
