Country Estonia First mentioned 1491 | County Harju County Municipality Viimsi Parish | |
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Tammneeme is a village in Viimsi Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. It's located about 13 km (8 mi) northeast of the centre of Tallinn, on the eastern coast of Viimsi peninsula by the Muuga Bay. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 463.
Map of Tammneeme, Harju County, Estonia
Tammneeme was first mentioned in 1491 as Iversback. During the Middle Ages Tammneeme was settled by Coastal Swedes and belonged under the Maardu Manor. In the beginning of 16th century the first Estonians started to settle in and slowly they got predominating. Most of today's housing was built in the 1960s–1970s.
Composer and musician Arved Haug (1922–1995) was born in Tammneeme.
References
Tammneeme Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA