Pirita (municipality)

The Pirita district (red) in the Tallinn district of the same name (yellow)

Pirita Marina with the Olympic Sailing Center in the background

The municipality of Pirita ( Estonian Pirita asum ) is located in the northeast of the Estonian capital Tallinn . It belongs to the Pirita district of the same name ( Pirita linnaosa ).

description

The municipality has 911 inhabitants (as of May 1, 2010). It is located at the mouth of the Pirita River in the Baltic Sea . The sandy beaches of Pirita attract numerous visitors in summer.

In the city district of Pirita are the ruins of the former medieval Pirita Monastery. In 2001, a new Catholic nunnery was built in the immediate vicinity.

Next to it is the (new) cemetery of Pirita. A limestone wall covers an area of ​​0.8 hectares. The cemetery was inaugurated at the end of the 19th century. The old cemetery of Pirita was within the medieval monastery walls.

The Tallinn sailing center ( Tallinna Olümpiapurjespordikeskus ) and a marina are located in Pirita . There, in 1980 the sailing competitions were Olympic Games of Moscow held. There are other sports facilities in Pirita, including the Tallinn Velodrome , which is also used as a football stadium.

Web links

Commons : Pirita Municipality  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Pirita Monastery
• Pirita cemetery

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2011 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 ° 49'  E