Torupilli
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Torupilli | |
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Subdistrict of Tallinn | |
![]() Torupilli within the Kesklinn (City Center) district | |
Country | Estonia |
County | Harju County |
City | Tallinn |
District | Kesklinn |
Population (01.01.2014[1]) | |
• Total | 3,729 |
Torupilli (Estonian for 'bagpipe') is a subdistrict (asum) in the district of the Kesklinn (City Center) district in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 3,729 (As of 1 January 2014[update]).[1]
Name
[edit]Torupilli is named after the Torupilli Inn, which stood across the street at the intersection of Tartu Street (Tartu maantee) and C. R. Jakobson Street (C. R. Jakobsoni tänav )[citation needed]. The inn, attested as early as 1803, had an image of a bagpiper on its sign. The name is also seen in the street name Torupilli ots (literally, 'bagpipe end').[2]
Gallery
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Tartu Street, Torupilli on the right
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J. Kunder Street
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K. A. Hermann Street
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Statistical Yearbook of Tallinn 2014". Tallinn City Government. p. 52. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ "Torupilli". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved February 3, 2024.