Nõmme

This article is about the district of Tallinn. For other places with the same name, see Nõmme (disambiguation).

Nőmme
—  District of Tallinn  —
Bridge in Nőmme with TUT's motto
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Nőmme in Tallinn
Country	Estonia
County	Harju County
City	Tallinn
Government
– District Elder	Rainer Vakra
Area
– Total	28.0 km2 (10.8 sq mi)
Population (01.03.2010[1])
– Total	38,168
– Density	1,363.1/km2 (3,530.5/sq mi)
Website	www.tallinn.ee

Nõmme is one of the 8 administrative districts (Estonian: linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 38,168 (as of 1 March 2010)^[1] and covers an area of 28 km² (11 sq mi), population density is 1,363.1/km² (3,531/sq mi). 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 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 (Estonian: asum): Hiiu, Kivimäe, Laagri, Liiva, Männiku, Nõmme, Pääsküla, Rahumäe, Raudalu, Vana-Mustamäe.

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

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  thumb|"Nõmme" train station

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  Graffiti by an old railway. Seemingly based on the A-Team van

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Tallinna elanike arv" (in Estonian). Tallinn. http://www.tallinn.ee/Tallinna-elanike-arv. Retrieved 7 March 2010. 

Coordinates: 59°22′33″N 24°40′41″E / 59.37583°N 24.67806°E / 59.37583; 24.67806