Mustamäe

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Mustamäe

| settlement_type = District of Tallinn

| image_skyline = Mustamäe_Linnaosa_Valitsus.jpg

| image_caption = Mustamäe District Administration

| image_flag = Mustamäe linnaosa lipp.svg

| image_shield = Mustamäe linnaosa vapp.svg

| shield_size = 90px

| image_map = Mustamäe location Tallinn.svg

| map_caption = Location of Mustamäe in Tallinn.

| coordinates = {{Coord|59|24|17|N|24|40|50|E|region:EE|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Estonia

| subdivision_type1 = County

| subdivision_name1 = Harju County

| subdivision_type2 = City

| subdivision_name2 = Tallinn

| established_title =

| established_date =

| leader_party = Isamaa

| leader_title = District Elder

| leader_name = Marja-Liisa Veiser

| area_total_km2 = 8.1

| elevation_m =

| population_total = 66,485

| population_as_of = 01.08.2020{{cite web|url=http://www.tallinn.ee/Tallinna-elanike-arv|title=Tallinn arvudes 2013|publisher=Tallinn|page=19|language=Estonian|accessdate=10 September 2013}}

| population_density_km2 = auto

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code =

| website = {{URL|https://www.tallinn.ee/en/mustamae-district-administration|tallinn.ee}}

| official_name =

}}

Mustamäe (Estonian for 'black hill') is one of the 8 administrative districts ({{langx|et|linnaosa}}) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The smallest by area (it covers only 8.1 km²), it is at the same time the second largest district by population with 66,305 inhabitants ({{as of|2014|11|01}}).

It is located 5 km from the centre of Tallinn and is bordered by the districts of Haabersti, Nõmme, and Kristiine. Local housing is mostly represented by panel blocks of flats five to nine storeys high, built in the 1960 to 1970s.

Geography

Mustamäe covers 8.1 km² and is located 5 km from the centre of Tallinn.

Mustamäe is bordered by the streets Tuuliku, Kadaka tee, Tildri, Siili, Nõmme tee, Retke tee, Ehitajate tee, Üliõpilaste tee, Raja, Soone, Lossi, Mäepealse, Kadaka puiestee, Järveotsa tee. Mustamäe is bordered by Nõmme hill (part of the Baltic Klint) in the south and Tallinn Zoo in the northwest.

Mustamäe is divided into four subdistricts ({{langx|et|asum}}):

History

Established in 1962 and completed in 1973 as a microdistrict, Mustamäe was Tallinn's first large district.

Similar districts, Õismäe and Lasnamäe were completed later.

Population

Mustamäe has a population of 66,305 ({{as of|2014|11|01}}).{{cite web|url=http://www.tallinn.ee/Tallinna-elanike-arv|title=Tallinna elanike arv|publisher=Tallinn City Government|language=Estonian|accessdate=27 November 2014}}

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" ! rowspan="2" \|Ethnicity ! colspan="2" \|1989{{Cite book \|url=https://www.stat.ee/sites/default/files/2020-07/RV200102.pdf \|title=2000. aasta rahva ja eluruumide loendus \|publisher=Statistikaamet \|year=2001 \|isbn=9985-74-167-6 \|location=Tallinn \|pages=69, 78 \|language=et, en}} ! colspan="2" \|2000 ! colspan="2" \|2011{{Cite web \|title=RL0429: RAHVASTIK RAHVUSE, SOO, VANUSERÜHMA JA ELUKOHA JÄRGI, 31. DETSEMBER 2011 \|url=https://andmed.stat.ee:443/pxweb/et/stat/stat__rahvaloendus__rel2011__rahvastiku-demograafilised-ja-etno-kultuurilised-naitajad__rahvus-emakeel-ja-keelteoskus-murded/RL0429.px/ \|access-date= \|website=Estonian Statistical Database \|language=et}} ! colspan="2" \|2021{{Cite web \|title=RL21429: RAHVASTIK RAHVUSE, SOO, VANUSERÜHMA JA ELUKOHA (HALDUSÜKSUS) JÄRGI, 31. DETSEMBER 2021 \|url=https://andmed.stat.ee:443/pxweb/et/stat/stat__rahvaloendus__rel2021__rahvastiku-demograafilised-ja-etno-kultuurilised-naitajad__rahvus-emakeel/RL21429.px/ \|access-date= \|website=Estonian Statistical Database \|language=et}}
amount !% !amount !% !amount !% !amount !%
Estonians \|42210 \|53.9 \|40493 \|59.7 \|37657 \|60.5 \|38256 \|57.7
Russians \|28387 \|36.3 \|21584 \|31.8 \|20307 \|32.6 \|20237 \|30.5
Ukrainians \| - \| - \| - \| - \|1592 \|2.56 \|2142 \|3.23
Belarusians \| - \| - \| - \| - \|855 \|1.37 \|829 \|1.25
Finns \| - \| - \| - \| - \|321 \|0.52 \|445 \|0.67
Jews \| - \| - \| - \| - \|256 \|0.41 \|202 \|0.30
Latvians \| - \| - \| - \| - \|76 \|0.12 \|168 \|0.25
Germans \| - \| - \| - \| - \|63 \|0.10 \|148 \|0.22
Tatars \| - \| - \| - \| - \|142 \|0.23 \|149 \|0.22
Poles \| - \| - \| - \| - \|118 \|0.19 \|130 \|0.20
Lithuanians \| - \| - \| - \| - \|115 \|0.18 \|138 \|0.21
unknown \|1 \|0.00 \|507 \|0.75 \|158 \|0.25 \|459 \|0.69
other \|7672 \|9.80 \|5258 \|7.75 \|595 \|0.96 \|3030 \|4.57
Total !78270 !100 !67842 !100 !62255 !100 !66333 !100

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

! rowspan="2" |Ethnicity

! colspan="2" |1989{{Cite book |url=https://www.stat.ee/sites/default/files/2020-07/RV200102.pdf |title=2000. aasta rahva ja eluruumide loendus |publisher=Statistikaamet |year=2001 |isbn=9985-74-167-6 |location=Tallinn |pages=69, 78 |language=et, en}}

! colspan="2" |2000

! colspan="2" |2011{{Cite web |title=RL0429: RAHVASTIK RAHVUSE, SOO, VANUSERÜHMA JA ELUKOHA JÄRGI, 31. DETSEMBER 2011 |url=https://andmed.stat.ee:443/pxweb/et/stat/stat__rahvaloendus__rel2011__rahvastiku-demograafilised-ja-etno-kultuurilised-naitajad__rahvus-emakeel-ja-keelteoskus-murded/RL0429.px/ |access-date= |website=Estonian Statistical Database |language=et}}

! colspan="2" |2021{{Cite web |title=RL21429: RAHVASTIK RAHVUSE, SOO, VANUSERÜHMA JA ELUKOHA (HALDUSÜKSUS) JÄRGI, 31. DETSEMBER 2021 |url=https://andmed.stat.ee:443/pxweb/et/stat/stat__rahvaloendus__rel2021__rahvastiku-demograafilised-ja-etno-kultuurilised-naitajad__rahvus-emakeel/RL21429.px/ |access-date= |website=Estonian Statistical Database |language=et}}

amount

!amount

Estonians

|42210

|53.9

|40493

|59.7

|37657

|60.5

|38256

|57.7

Russians

|28387

|36.3

|21584

|31.8

|20307

|32.6

|20237

|30.5

Ukrainians

| -

|1592

|2.56

|2142

|3.23

Belarusians

| -

|855

|1.37

|829

|1.25

Finns

| -

|321

|0.52

|445

|0.67

Jews

| -

|256

|0.41

|202

|0.30

Latvians

| -

|76

|0.12

|168

|0.25

Germans

| -

|63

|0.10

|148

|0.22

Tatars

| -

|142

|0.23

|149

|0.22

Poles

| -

|118

|0.19

|130

|0.20

Lithuanians

| -

|115

|0.18

|138

|0.21

unknown

|0.00

|507

|0.75

|158

|0.25

|459

|0.69

other

|7672

|9.80

|5258

|7.75

|595

|0.96

|3030

|4.57

Total

!78270

!100

!67842

!100

!62255

!100

!66333

!100

class="wikitable" style="margin-right:1px; text-align:center; font-size:85% !important;" \|+ style="padding-top:0px;"\|Population development ! Year \| 2004 \| 2005 \| 2006 \| 2007 \| 2008 \| 2009 \| 2010 \| 2011 \| 2012 \| 2013 \| 2014
Population \| 64,918 \| 65,837 \| 65,692 \| 64,500 \| 64,243 \| 64,339 \| 64,113 \| 64,597 \| 64,237 \| 64,425 \| 65,866

class="wikitable" style="margin-right:1px; text-align:center; font-size:85% !important;"

|+ style="padding-top:0px;"|Population development

! Year

| 2004

| 2005

| 2006

| 2007

| 2008

| 2009

| 2010

| 2011

| 2012

| 2013

| 2014

Population

| 64,918

| 65,837

| 65,692

| 64,500

| 64,243

| 64,339

| 64,113

| 64,597

| 64,237

| 64,425

| 65,866

Landmarks and institutions

File:Tallinn University of Technology 360 main-entrance.jpg]]

File:Magistral shopping centre.jpg

File:Mäepealse.jpg

Tallinn Bus Company
Tallinn University of Technology
TTÜ Sports Hall
Estonian Information Technology College
Mustamäe Regional Hospital
National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics
"Tehnopol" Technology Park including the headquarters of Skype
Center of culture "Kaja"
Conference center "Sütiste maja"
Mustamäe Boiler Plant with a 125-m chimney
Männi Park
Shopping centre "Mustamäe Kaubanduskeskus"
Shopping center "Magistral"
Marketplace "Szolnoki turg" (named after the bus stop "Szolnok", which in turn is named after the town Szolnok in Hungary)
Headquarters of Eesti Energia
Tiit Soku Korvpallikool (Tiit Sokk Basketball School)
Nightclub "Aspirin"
Sculpture "Mõtlik mees" (Thoughtful man) by Tauno Kangro

=Schools=

File:Mustamäe, Oct 2009.jpg]]

[http://www.32kk.edu.ee/ Tallinna 32. Keskkool]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070618102831/http://www.37kk.tln.edu.ee/ Tallinna 37. Keskkool]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070615170210/http://www.53kk.tln.edu.ee/ Tallinna 53. Keskkool]
[http://www.63pk.tln.edu.ee/ Tallinna 63. Põhikool]
Tallinna Arte Gümnaasium (former School No. 49)
[http://www.erakool.ee/ Eurogümnaasium]
[http://www.mg.edu.ee/ Tallinna Mustamäe Gümnaasium] (former School No. 44)
[http://www.mhum.tln.edu.ee/ Tallinna Mustamäe Humanitaargümnaasium] (former School No. 52)
[http://www.mreal.tln.edu.ee/ Tallinna Mustamäe Reaalgümnaasium] (former School No. 51)
[http://www.saksa.tln.edu.ee/ Tallinna Saksa Gümnaasium] (former School No. 54)
[http://www.ttg.edu.ee/ Tallinna Tehnikagümnaasium] (former School No. 43)

Transportation

File:Mustamae Sopruse pst Busstop.jpeg

Mustamäe is connected to the rest of Tallinn via three main streets:

Mustamäe tee and Sõpruse puiestee lead to the centre of Tallinn, and Ehitajate tee crosses Mustamäe while connecting Nõmme and Õismäe. Other major streets include: A. H. Tammsaare tee, Kadaka tee, Ed. Vilde tee, and Akadeemia tee. Most of the public transportation operates on these streets. Mustamäe is serviced by buses and trolleybuses. Out the 4 trolleybus lines

of Tallinn, all 4 operate (partly) in Mustamäe. However, trolleybuses are being replaced currently, and they are replaced by buses.

Government

List of District Elders ({{lang|et|linnaosavanem}}) of Mustamäe:Tallinn : entsüklopeedia. 1., A-M, 2004. lk. 352

class="wikitable"

!Years

!Name

!Party

1993

|Ain Lillepalu

1993–1999

|Jevgeni Tomberg

|United People's Party

1999

|Vladimir Ivanov

|United People's Party

1999–2000

|Pavel Starostin

|United People's Party

2000–2001

|Voldemar Trumm

|United People's Party

2001–2004

|Helle Kalda

Centre Party

2004

|Aivar Riisalu

Centre Party

2004–2005

|Mario Sootna

|People's Union

2005–2009

|Kalle Mihkels

Centre Party

2009–2011

|Lauri Laats

|Social Democrats

2011–present

|Helle Kalda

Centre Party

Cultural significance

Books:

"The Autumn Ball: Scenes of City Life" (1979) by Mati Unt (translated from Estonian by Mart Aru)
"Mustamäe armastus" (1978) by Arvo Valton
"Minu Mustamäe" (2013) by Armin Kõomägi

Songs:

"Mustamäe valss" (Mustamäe Walz), composed by Avo Tamme; lyrics by Heldur Karmo
"Kus on mu kodu"' (Where is my home?), by Agent M

References

External links

{{official website|https://www.tallinn.ee/en/mustamae}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070613021239/http://tlpa.tallinn.ee/down.php?id=639 Mustamäe linnaosa üldplaneering]
[https://archive.today/20130911001123/http://elm.einst.ee/issue/21/mustamae-metamorphoses Mustamäe Metamorphoses] by Piret Viires

Category:Districts of Tallinn