Nõmme
Encyclopedia
Nõmme is one of the 8 administrative districts of Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

, the capital of Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

. It has a population of 38,168 (as of 1 March 2010) and covers an area of 28 km² (10.8 sq mi), population density is . The district mostly consists of older private houses and is sometimes known as the "forest city."

History

Nõmme was founded by Nikolai von Glehn, the owner of Jälgimäe
Jälgimäe
Jälgimäe is a village in Saku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia....

 Manor, in 1878 as a summerhouse district. The development started around the railway station. In 1926 it was granted town rights, but in the beginning of the Soviet occupation (1940), it was unified to Tallinn and remains a part of Tallinn today.

Geography

Nõmme is divided into 10 subdistricts : Hiiu
Hiiu
Hiiu is a subdistrict in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 3,903 , population density is ....

, Kivimäe
Kivimäe, Tallinn
Kivimäe is a subdistrict in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 4,815 , population density is .Kivimäe has a station on the Elektriraudtee western route.-References:...

, Laagri
Laagri, Tallinn
Laagri is a subdistrict in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 894 , population density is .Laagri has a station on the Elektriraudtee western route.-References:...

, Liiva
Liiva, Tallinn
Liiva is a subdistrict in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 1,303 , population density is .Liiva has a station on the Edelaraudtee's western route.Liiva cemetery is situated in Liiva....

, Männiku
Männiku, Tallinn
Männiku is a subdistrict in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 6,095 , population density is .-References:...

, Nõmme
Nõmme (subdistrict)
Nõmme is a subdistrict in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 6,120 , population density is ....

, Pääsküla
Pääsküla
Pääsküla is a subdistrict in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 9,477 , population density is .Pääsküla has a station on the Elektriraudtee western route.-References:...

, Rahumäe
Rahumäe
Rahumäe is a subdistrict in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 3,014 , population density is .Rahumäe has a station on the Elektriraudtee western route....

, Raudalu
Raudalu
Raudalu is a subdistrict in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 726 , population density is .- References :...

, Vana-Mustamäe
Vana-Mustamäe
Vana-Mustamäe is a neighborhood of Nõmme in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 2,080 . It borders Hiiu and Pääsküla to the south, Nõmme to the southeast, Mustamäe to the northeast, Kadaka to the north, Astangu to the northwest, and Mäeküla to the west.-References:...

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There are 6 stations in Nõmme on the Elektriraudtee's western route: Rahumäe, Nõmme, Hiiu, Kivimäe, Pääsküla, Laagri. Plus there's a Liiva station on Edelaraudtee's western route.

See also

  • JK Nõmme Kalju
    JK Nõmme Kalju
    JK Nõmme Kalju is an Estonian football club based in Nõmme, Tallinn. The club was originally established in 1923 and then re-established in 1997. Nõmme Kalju currently play in the Meistriliiga, the highest level of Estonian football after many adventures in lower divisions. Hiiu Staadion is their...




File:Nomme train station.jpg|thumb|"Nõmme" train station
File:A-Team van graffti.JPG|Graffiti
Graffiti
Graffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property....

 by an old railway. Seemingly based on the A-Team van
The A-Team
The A-Team is an American action adventure television series about a fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel who work as soldiers of fortune, while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit". The A-Team was created by...


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