Kristiine ( Estonian for ' Christina') is one of the 8 administrative districts () of

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, the capital of

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. Kristiine is divided into 3 subdistricts (): * 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

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. The whole area was called (Valley of Christina) and later Kristiine hayfield. The elder of the district is Andrei Novikov (as of September 2013).

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