Tagamaa (Tagamaa)

Hinterland, back country, heartland. Named after a settlement / village founded by Swedes in the north of Aegna’s neighbor Naissaar and nicknamed Tagaküla (or Swedish Bakbyn, both lit. ‘back’village, although ‘beyond’village may be more appropriate due to its location north of the island’s 2^nd village Lõunaküla, i.e. southern village aka Sw. Storbyn or big village). For the sake of completion, the 3^rd village is Väikeheinamaa (Sw. Lillängin, Mod. Sw. would end in -en), or little meadow. See also Eerikneeme.

• KESKLINN
• Aegna
• Geography

Toonela (Toonela)

Realm of the dead, exact location uncertain. Toone is either ‘ancestor’ or ‘realm of the dead’, too. In fact, this street leads SW to Tallinn’s cemetery area, bounded by Filtri, Magasini and Herne. Clockwise (sorta) from Toonela there are: Siselinna Kalmistu, the city (lit. ‘within-the-city’) cemetery, divided into Aleksander Nevski (W) and Kaarli (E) cemeteries, due S is the Kaitseväe (Defence Forces) cemetery with its Pronkssõdur (bronze soldier) statue of the Soviet soldier died fighting in Estonia. SW of that there used to be (all dates unchecked) a Muslim cemetery, with the rather inept German designation of Mohamed. Kirchhof, or Mohammedan Churchyard. Further west was an old Jewish cemetery in the fork at the southern end of Magasini and, lastly, NW is the location of the former Catholic cemetery, due W of a street once known as Surnuaia with all its attendant variations that you can read about here: Staadioni.

• KESKLINN
• Juhkentali
• Death