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Läätspuu (Läätspuu)
Caragana, an evergreen flowering plant from eastern Europe and Asia. Renaming of the south, eastern or ‘bottom right’ end of Lõhmuse põik in 2016. Tree/shrub group, see Pukspuu and Näsiniine.
Laevastiku (Laevastik)
Fleet, shipping, navy. Close to Paljassaare harbor.
Lagedi (?)
Manor house outside Tallinn first mentioned in 1397, name derived from German Laakt. Belonged in late 16th C to first-known of the line of Hans Wachtmeisters, apparently born in Hiiumaa and adopted his name (lit. Watch sergeant) while in the German army before emigrating to Sweden in 1569. Settlements date back to late Bronze Age.
Lageloo (Lagelood)
Lage means open, bare or bleak, and loo is the genitive of three words: lugu (story); loog (swath, of grass); and lood, a synonym of Alvari. Since its nearest listed neighbor is the Alvari mentioned above, and since it is located atop the mournful marsh named Tondiraba, it must represent the appealing address of “Bleak limestone region covered with thin topsoil and stunted vegetation” road, and since half of this and all of its benighted neighbor Rähkloo are not even on the map, we can extend the definition to include “but where roads haven’t been bloody built yet”.
