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Country
  
Estonia

City
  
Tallinn

Area
  
9.4 km²

University
  
Euroacademy

County
  
Harju County

Website
  
kristiine-district

Local time
  
Saturday 11:05 AM

Kristiine

Weather
  
3°C, Wind S at 18 km/h, 87% Humidity

Points of interest
  
National Archive Madara R, Olympic Casino Kristiine, 1924 aasta 1 detsembri, Löwenruhi park, Arvutimuuseum

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Kristiine (Estonian for "Christina") is one of the 8 administrative districts (Estonian: linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia.

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Map of Kristiine, Tallinn, Estonia

Kristiine is divided into 3 subdistricts (Estonian: asum):

  • Järve
  • Lilleküla
  • Tondi
  • The name of Kristiine originates from the Swedish Queen Christina under whose rule in 1653 the area was divided into 46 pieces (each of them 9 ha) and sold to businessmen and city officials for 100 riksdaler. The whole area was called Christinental (Valley of Christina) and later Kristiine hayfield.

    The elder of the district is Andrei Novikov (as of September 2013).

    Population

    Kristiine has a population of 31.739 (As of 1 November 2014).

    References

    Kristiine Wikipedia