Juhkentali (Juhkental)

Corruption of Joachimsthal (Joachim’s valley, Estonian Joaorg), a secondary manor house on the Joala estate. Renamed (1974-1990) as Liivalaia during the Soviet occupation. No relation to the Czech Joachimsthal mines whose silver was turned into coins called ‘Joachimsthaler’ or, abbreviated, ‘Thaler’, later giving us ‘dollar’, and whose miners developed a deadly disease called Bergkrankheit (mountain sickness, known now to be lung cancer), with death rates of up to 80% from 1876 to 1938.

Hiiumetsa (Hiiumets)

Hiiu* woods. A road built for light traffic, in other words a two-way bicycle lane, see Harkumetsa, renamed as Kitsarööpa in 2014

* See footnote to Hiiu-Maleva.

Charlottentali (Charlottental)

Park named after what is said to have been a manor named variously Charlottentali or Scharlottentali mõis, Шарлотенталь Дача (Charlotental dacha), Eggersi mõis and Natalienhof, located in Kristiine or perhaps spilling over onto Mustjõe, and dating back to the 18^th or 17^th C according to source. None of these details are listed in mois.ee, the most reliable source on Estonian manor houses. The same name was also used for the Charlottentali tikumanufaktuur, or Charlottental match-factory, located on the now non-existent Kullamaa. As to who the actual Charlotte in question was – don’t bother asking ChatGPT: “information … not supported by verified historical sources ... I apologize” – your guess is as good as mine… But a likely candidate is Louise Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, mother of Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Governor General of Estonia (1758-1762) and, incidentally, ancestor of the UK’s Charles III.