Kopli
| Kopli | |
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| — Subdistrict of Tallinn — | |
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| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Harju County |
| City |  Tallinn |
| District |  Põhja-Tallinn |
| Population (01.06.2011[1]) | |
| • Total | 7,138 |
Kopli is a subdistrict of the district of Põhja-Tallinn (Northern Tallinn) in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 7,138 (As of 1 June 2011[update]).[1] Kopli's former German name until 1918 was Ziegelskoppel.
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[edit] Kopli cemetery
Kopli was the former location of the largest Lutheran Baltic German cemetery in Tallinn, known as Kopli cemetery (in Estonian: Kopli kalmistu; in German: Friedhof von Ziegelskoppel) which was founded around 1774. The cemetery was flattened and destroyed over a 170 years later around 1950–1951, during the second occupation of the Baltic states, by the Soviet authorities who used the area of Kopli as a base for the Soviet Armed Forces. The former cemetery is now a public park.
[edit] Landmarks and institutions
- Estonian Maritime Academy (Kopli 101)
- Bekker Port (Kopliranna 49)
- Baltic Ship Repair Yard (Kopli 103)
[edit] Gallery
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Estonian Maritime Academy (formerly the main building of Tallinn University of Technology, 1932–1964).
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A tram depot in the end of Kopli.
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Bekker Port in Kopli seen from the Stroomi Beach in Pelguranna.
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Old wooden houses
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Newer 5-storey apartment building (khrushchyovka)
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Streetview in winter
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Statistical Yearbook of Tallinn 2011". Tallinn City Government. p. 153. http://www.tallinn.ee/est/g2677s56143. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
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Coordinates: 59°27′37″N 24°40′16″E / 59.4602179°N 24.6709907°E
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