Sadama

The Sadama (red) district in the Kesklinn (yellow) district of Tallinn

Sadama (in German " Hafen ") is a district ( Estonian asum ) of the Estonian capital Tallinn . It is located in the Kesklinn district ("inner city").

Description and history

Sadama has 2,442 inhabitants (as of May 1, 2010).

Tallinn passenger port

The passenger port of the Estonian capital is located in Sadama. It is called Vanasadam ("old harbor") in Estonian . The port code is EE VAN.

From there, ferries run regularly across the Baltic Sea to Helsinki , Stockholm and Saint Petersburg . The 23 quays are spread over an area of 529,000 square meters. The port's aquatorium is 759,000 square meters.

The port is one of five ports operated by the state port company "Port of Tallinn" ( Tallinna Sadam ).

architecture

The main building of Tallinn University and the Tallinn Central Post Office date from the Soviet era . After Estonian regained independence, numerous modern residential and commercial buildings have been built in the city district since the 1990s, including the Coca-Cola Plaza multiplex cinema, which opened in March 2001 .

Sadama is also home to the New Synagogue of the Estonian capital , which was inaugurated in 2007, and a historic church of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church ( Eesti Apostlik-Õigeusu Kirik ) from the 18th century.

photos

The Tallinn harbor with the city skyline in the background
Tallinn Passenger Port (Terminal D)
The "Rottermann Salt Storage", today the seat of the Estonian Architecture Museum
Harbor architecture that is now home to restaurants, clubs and shops
Main building of Tallinn University
Tallinn Main Post Office
New synagogue
Orthodox church from the 18th century