Paljassaare
{{Short description|Subdistrict of Tallinn, Estonia}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Paljassaare
| settlement_type = Subdistrict of Tallinn
| image_skyline = EU-EE-Tallinn-PT-Paljassaare shore.JPG
| imagesize =
| image_caption = The shoreline on the northeastern side of Paljassaare.
| image_map = Tallinn paljassaare asum.png
| map_caption = Paljassaare within Põhja-Tallinn.
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Estonia}}
| subdivision_type1 = County
| subdivision_name1 = 24px Harju County
| subdivision_type2 = City
| subdivision_name2 = 24px Tallinn
| subdivision_type3 = District
| subdivision_name3 = 24px Põhja-Tallinn
| area_total_km2 =
| population_total = 583
| population_as_of = 01.01.2014
| population_density_km2 =
| postal_code =
| website =
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Paljassaare (Estonian for "Bare Island") is the name of the Paljassaare Peninsula in the Tallinn Bay, and the name of a subdistrict ({{langx|et|asum}}) in the district of Põhja-Tallinn (Northern Tallinn) in the city of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The subdistrict is located on the peninsula.
Paljassaare has a population of 583 ({{as of|2014|01|01}}).{{cite web |title=Statistical Yearbook of Tallinn 2014 |url=http://www.tallinn.ee/eng/Statistical-Yearbook-of-Tallinn-2014 |publisher=Tallinn City Government |access-date=27 November 2014 |page=52 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717065555/http://www.tallinn.ee/eng/Statistical-Yearbook-of-Tallinn-2014 |archive-date=17 July 2015 |url-status=dead }}
Paljassaare Harbour
The Paljassaare Harbour is a cargo port, which primarily specialises in handling mixed cargo, coal and oil products, as well as timber and perishables. The harbour is also used by the neighbouring refinery for cooking oil shipments.
The harbour has an area of 43.6 ha and has 11 berths.
Vessels enter and leave the harbour through a canal, which is 800 metres long, 90-150 metres wide, and 9.0 metres deep.
;Terminals of Paljassaare Harbour:
- oil terminal
- cooking oil terminal
- timber terminal
- coal terminal
- general cargo terminals (including a reefer terminal)
- dry bulk terminal
Gallery
File:Paljassaare laht.jpg|View at Paljassaare Peninsula from Kopli Peninsula.
File:EU-EE-Tallinn-PT-Paljassaare Sewage treatment plant.JPG|Tallinn sewage treatment plant in the middle of Paljassaare
File:EU-EE-Tallinn-PT-Paljassaare-Marine radartower.JPG|A marine radar tower on the cape of Väike-Paljassaar ("Small Paljassaar").
File:Pikakari rand 2021.jpg|Pikakari beach in Tallinn
File:EU-EE-Tallinn-PT-Paljassaare-Warehouse.JPG|Former military structure now used as an observation platform.
File:EU-EE-Tallinn-PT-Paljassaare-view to Kopli.JPG|View towards Suur-Paljassaar ("Great Paljassaar").
File:EU-EE-Tallinn-PT-Paljassaare-Inside of cave.JPG|Caves full of water
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons cat}}
- [http://www.esva.ee/?lang=eng Paljassaaare Fish-processing Industry Ltd]
- [http://www.ts.ee/?k=3&p1=8&p2=27&p3=30 Paljassaare Harbour]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090620234628/http://www.prf.ee/ Paljassaare RockFest] {{in lang|et}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150924080241/http://www.portoftallinn.com/paljassaare-harbour Paljassaare Harbour]
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Paljassaare
|North = Tallinn Bay
|Northeast = Tallinn Bay
|East = Tallinn Bay
|Southeast = Karjamaa
|South = Sitsi
|Southwest = Kopli, Pelguranna
|West = Paljassaare Bay (Tallinn Bay),
Kopli
|Northwest = Tallinn Bay
}}
{{Tallinn}}
{{Coord|59.463571|N|24.702587|E|scale:50000|display=title}}
Category:Subdistricts of Tallinn
Category:Peninsulas of Estonia
Category:Former islands of Estonia
{{Tallinn-geo-stub}}