Laiaküla

Location of Laiaküla (red) in the Pirita district of Tallinn (yellow)

Laiaküla is a municipality ( Estonian asum ) of the Estonian capital Tallinn . The district is located in the Pirita district .

district

Laiaküla (literally "broad village") is sparsely populated. The city district today has 134 inhabitants (as of May 1, 2010). It is located on the eastern city limits of Tallinn.

The former village of Laiaküla was located between the villages of Lepiku and Iru. According to statistics from June 1920, only three families lived in Laikaüla. In 1930 their number had grown to eight farms. A village center between the widely scattered properties did not exist. Only after the incorporation into the city of Tallinn was the area expanded with further residential houses.

The area of ​​the district also includes parts of the Pärnamäe cemetery and the Tallinn Botanical Gardens .

Web links

Commons : Laiaküla  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 11, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Coordinates: 59 ° 28 '  N , 24 ° 55'  E