Pirita is one of the eight administrative districts () of
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...
, the capital of
Estonia
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.
Pirita occupies a relatively large area, but compared to other districts of Tallinn its population of 17,592 (as of 1 November 2014) is relatively small. It mostly consists of private houses instead of the large blocks of flats typical of some other districts of Tallinn, such as
Lasnamäe and
Mustamäe. Large parts of the district consist of newly built modern buildings and houses.
Pirita Beach
Pirita is one of the eight administrative districts () of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia.
Pirita occupies a relatively large area, but compared to other districts of Tallinn its population of 17,592 (as of 1 November 2014) is relatively small. ...
is located in Pirita.
Pirita is one of the most prestigious and wealthiest districts of Tallinn,
partly thanks to natural features such as its beach and yachting harbour. Pirita Beach is the largest in Tallinn, and in the summer it can attract up to 30,000 visitors a day.
Population
Pirita has a population of 17,592 ().
Subdistricts
Pirita is divided into 9 subdistricts ():
Iru,
Kloostrimetsa,
Kose,
Laiaküla,
Lepiku,
Maarjamäe,
Merivälja,
Mähe, and
Pirita
Pirita is one of the eight administrative districts () of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia.
Pirita occupies a relatively large area, but compared to other districts of Tallinn its population of 17,592 (as of 1 November 2014) is relatively small. ...
.
Landmarks
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Pirita monastery
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Tallinn TV Tower
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Tallinn Botanic Garden
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Pirita Yachting Centre
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Pirita Beach
Pirita is one of the eight administrative districts () of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia.
Pirita occupies a relatively large area, but compared to other districts of Tallinn its population of 17,592 (as of 1 November 2014) is relatively small. ...
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Metsakalmistu cemetery
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Pärnamäe cemetery
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Pirita Velodrome
Gallery
File:Püha Brigitta Klooster(Convent of St. Bridget).jpg, Pirita monastery
File:MaarjamaeWarMemorial.jpg, Maarjamäe War Memorial
File:MichaelParkMonument.jpg, Monument to Michael Park
File:PiritaBeach.jpg, Pirita Beach
File:EE-TLN-PIRITA-Academy of internal defence.JPG, Academy of Internal Defence
File:EST-TLN-Pirita forest.JPG, Pirita Forest
File:TLN-Segregated cycle facility.JPG, Cycle track
References
External links
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{{Tallinn landmarks
Districts of Tallinn