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Põik tiigiveski juures (0)

Lit. Crossroad by the millpond. One-time street, known from 1885, and listed solely as an example of the plain descriptive nature of earlier Estonian streetnames. Located somewhere in Juhkentali or maybe Veerenni. See Põik.

Taani Kuninga (Taani Kuningas)

King of Denmark. The king in question being Valdemar II, or Valdemar the Victorious (1202-1241) who, the papers say, founded Tallinn. He didn’t, but he did get a garden.

Margareeta (Margareeta)

Margaret (garden, after the nearby tower). See Paks Margareeta.

Linnaosa vapp Kristiine / coat of arms of the Kristiine district, TallinnKristiine (?) Symbol designating a Tallinn "Linnaosa", or District.

Built on former Kristiine heinamaa, or Kristiine meadow, after Queen Christina of Sweden (see Kristiina). One of Tallinn’s 8 Districts (Linnaosad). It includes the following Asumid (Sub-districts): Järve, Lilleküla and Tondi. Plus an exciting shopping mall. See Lasnamäe.

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