Kopli
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| Kopli | |
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| Wooden workers' barracks from the 1910s.
Wooden workers' barracks from the 1910s.
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| Kopli within Põhja-Tallinn. Kopli within Põhja-Tallinn. |
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| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Harju County |
| City |  Tallinn |
| District | 24px Põhja-Tallinn |
| Population (01.01.2015[1]) | |
| • Total | 7,240 |
Kopli (Estonian for "Paddock") is a subdistrict of the district of Põhja-Tallinn (Northern Tallinn) in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is located on the Kopli Peninsula and is bordered by parts of the Tallinn Bay, the Kopli Bay to the southwest and the Paljassaare Bay to the north. Kopli has a population of 7,240 (As of 1 January 2015[update]).[1] Kopli's former German name until 1918 was Ziegelskoppel.
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.
Landmarks and institutions
- Estonian Maritime Academy (Kopli 101)
- Bekker Port (Kopliranna 49)
- Baltic Ship Repair Yard (Kopli 103)
Gallery
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Tallinn Kopli, May 1996.jpg
Estonian Maritime Academy (formerly the main building of Tallinn University of Technology, 1932–1964).
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Kopli trammidepoo.jpg
A tram depot in the end of Kopli.
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EU-EE-Tallinn-PT-Kopli-Bekkeri sadam.JPG
Bekker Port in Kopli seen from the Stroomi Beach in Pelguranna.
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EU-EE-Tallinn-PT-Kopli-Kopliranna buildings.JPG
Old wooden houses
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EU-EE-Tallinn-PT-Kopli-Kopliranna 24.JPG
Newer 5-storey apartment building (khrushchyovka)
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EU-EE-Tallinn-PT-Kopli-Sirbi.JPG
Streetview in winter
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Tallinn Bay | Paljassaare Bay (Tallinn Bay) | Paljassaare | |
| Kopli Bay (Tallinn Bay) |  |
Paljassaare | ||
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| Kopli Bay (Tallinn Bay) | Pelguranna, Kopli Bay (Tallinn Bay) |
Pelguranna, Sitsi |
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Administrative districts (linnaosad) and subdistricts (asumid) of Tallinn
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| Lasnamäe | ||
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| Pirita | ||
| Põhja-Tallinn | ||
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