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Komandandi (Komandant)
Commandant. In 1856, Hans Heinrich Falck (see Falgi) bet Tallinn governor Baron Alexander Woldemar von Saltza (1801-1884, oddly, seemingly unrelated to Hermann von Salza [c. 1165-1239], fourth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights) that he could build a road from Toompea to Paldiski within a month (which he paid for largely out of his own pocket). Falck won. Having lost the bet, Salza built this one at his own expense in 1860-61, earning its name of Kommandanten-Steg (commandant (foot-)bridge, 1882, see Toompea above for details), later (1948-1989) purged and merged with Falgi into Nõukogude during the Soviet occupation, and renamed as Kominterni for a couple of months in 1941.
Falgi (Hans Heinrich Falck, 1791-1874)
Cabinet-maker, clavier manufacturer, Toompea craftsman’s guild elder, alderman and land-owner. Important agent in Tallinn urban development, involved in planting thousands of trees in the mid-1800s to stabilize the sandy earth, building Toompea tänav, and other incentives. First known as Falckensteg (Falck [foot-]bridge) in 1882 and moving through a variety of Russian names including, first, Фалькенштегская ул. (Falkenstegskaya St.,), Фалькскій подъемъ (Falkiy ascent) and Соколиный спуск (Falcon descent, date uncertain, poss. a misinterpretation of the above Falkensteg [i.e. without the ‘c’] or typical Soviet repression), but also, in part, Балтийскопортский подъем (Baltiyskoportsky Rise), this being during the building of what is now Paldiski maantee. Collectivized (1948-1989) along with Komandandi under the name of Nõukogude during the days of wine and roses. in 1882 and moving through a variety of Russian names including, first, Фалькенштегская ул. (Falkenstegskaya St.,), Фалькскій подъемъ (Falkiy ascent), and Соколиный спуск (Falcon descent, date uncertain, poss. a misinterpretation of the above Falkensteg [i.e. without the ‘c’] or typical Soviet repression), but also, in part, Балтийскопортский подъем (Baltiyskoportsky Rise), this being during the building of what is now Paldiski maantee. Collectivized (1948-1989) along with Komandandi under the name of Nõukogude during the days of wine and roses.
Invaliidi (Invaliid)
Invalid, cripple, disabled serviceman. After the barracks for disabled servicemen, later converted into a dispensary for the prevention of tuberculosis.
Falgi õu (Hans Heinrich Falck, 1791-1874)
See main article: Falgi
The call it a haljasala, or green space, which is sort of is, but it's more a secret garden off various beaten tracks below Pikk Hermann, close to Šnelli tiik and worthy of at least a cursory visit.
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