Kristiine

Summary

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

Kristiine
District of Tallinn
Aerial view of northern part of Kristiine, mostly Lilleküla.
Aerial view of northern part of Kristiine, mostly Lilleküla.
Flag of Kristiine
Coat of arms of Kristiine
Location of Kristiine in Tallinn.
Location of Kristiine in Tallinn.
Coordinates: 59°25′01″N 24°41′40″E / 59.41694°N 24.69444°E / 59.41694; 24.69444
CountryEstonia
CountyHarju County
CityTallinn
Government
 • District ElderAndrei Novikov (Centre Party)
Area
 • Total9.4 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
Population
 (01.11.2014[1])
 • Total31,739
 • Density3,400/km2 (8,700/sq mi)
Websitetallinn.ee

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

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.[2]

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

Population edit

Kristiine has a population of 31,739 (As of 1 November 2014).[1]

Ethnic composition 1989-2021
Ethnicity 1989[3] 2000[3] 2011[4] 2021[5]
amount % amount % amount % amount %
Estonians 23433 57.4 20393 67.1 21296 72.9 23047 70.5
Russians 13508 33.1 7662 25.2 6386 21.8 6359 19.4
Ukrainians - - - - 516 1.77 771 2.36
Belarusians - - - - 291 1.00 292 0.89
Finns - - - - 111 0.38 178 0.54
Jews - - - - 84 0.29 72 0.22
Latvians - - - - 44 0.15 103 0.31
Germans - - - - 29 0.10 86 0.26
Tatars - - - - 41 0.14 49 0.15
Poles - - - - 43 0.15 44 0.13
Lithuanians - - - - 48 0.16 68 0.21
unknown 0 0.00 330 1.09 29 0.10 234 0.72
other 3879 9.50 2022 6.65 310 1.06 1402 4.29
Total 40820 100 30407 100 29228 100 32705 100
Population development
Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Population 29,424 29,908 29,816 29,511 29,478 29,221 29,395 29,810 30,055 30,274 31,256

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Tallinna elanike arv" (in Estonian). Tallinn City Government. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  2. ^ Niin, Jaan (21 March 2007). "Rootsi kuninganna Kristina" (in Estonian). Kesknädal. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b 2000. aasta rahva ja eluruumide loendus (PDF) (in Estonian and English). Tallinn: Statistikaamet. 2001. pp. 69, 78. ISBN 9985-74-167-6.
  4. ^ "RL0429: RAHVASTIK RAHVUSE, SOO, VANUSERÜHMA JA ELUKOHA JÄRGI, 31. DETSEMBER 2011". Estonian Statistical Database (in Estonian).
  5. ^ "RL21429: RAHVASTIK RAHVUSE, SOO, VANUSERÜHMA JA ELUKOHA (HALDUSÜKSUS) JÄRGI, 31. DETSEMBER 2021". Estonian Statistical Database (in Estonian).

External links edit

  • Official website