TALLINN
LUDA selected in the City:
Northern Tallinn Administration
Niine Street 2
10414 Tallinn
Estonia
Phone: +372 645 7040
Fax: +372 645 7099
Like the Centre, this is one of the most diverse districts both architecturally and historically and socially. One of the oldest settlements of Tallinn is here - Kalamaja with 1 to 2-storey wooden houses, Pelgulinn with more modern wooden buildings and areas of multi-storey houses (Pelgurand which was established in the fifties). Being mostly located on a peninsula, North Tallinn has a big development potential. There are many industrial enterprises, ports and railway transport establishments here.
Territory: 17,3 km2
Population: 52 573
Type:
X Degraded historical Structures
X Illegal Settelments
X Industrial Brownfiels
X Peripheral Housing Districts from after II World War
Size: 173 ha:
No. of Inhabitants: 52 573
Location and Boundaries: North Tallinn is located in peninsula Kopli and peninsula Paljassaare, it is an area between bays Kopli and Tallinn. Boundary of district see please on map attached.
Urban Organization and Main Functions:
Organization – departments of population register, social welfare, municipal services, bookkeeping, district management
Main functions – management of development of district, infrastructure, social welfare, development of local enterprises, estate of municipality and cooperation with other local governments and cities
Population Structure and Dynamic: see please attachment N-TLN population 2000
(Pleas give a brief description and quantitative rates, if accessible)
14% inhabitants of Tallinn are living in Northern-Tallinn district, it makes 53 696 inhabitants and with population density 3103 inhabitants per 1 km2.
Main LUDA’s Problems (social / political / economical / ecological):
Poorer population, higher criminality, bad conditions of buildings, shortcuts of logistics, shoreline is conquered by ports and industry and there are few public areas.
Reasons for Neglect:
Other more important problems in the city of Tallinn and shortage of municipal budget.
Additional Bibliography :
Comprehensive plan of Tallinn
www.tallinn.ee/
Tallinn land use plan
www.tallinn.ee/
Comprehensive plan of the area between Paljassaare peninsula and monument Russalka
http://veeb.tallinn.ee/
http://www.sewercide.ee/artiklid-kopli.html
http://photo.esdtp.ee/kopli/
Other electronic material in English:
http://www.exploradome.com/htm/Netd@ys/estonie.htm
http://www.portoftallinn.com/port_info/paljassaare.shtml
map of drowned ships
http://www.online.ee/~peeprada/location/paljas.html
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