Haabneeme
Encyclopedia
Haabneeme is a small borough
in Viimsi Parish, Harju County
, in northern Estonia
alongside Viimsi
. It's located about 9 km northeast of the centre of Tallinn
, on the eastern coast of Tallinn Bay. With a population of 4,977 (as of 1 January 2011) Haabneeme is the largest settlement in the municipality.
Haabneeme was first mentioned in 1271 as Apones. During the Middle Ages Haabneeme was settled by Coastal Swedes
. Haabneeme garden city on the both sides of Rohuneeme
road in the north developed in the 1960s. The central settlement was built from the 1960s to 1980s as the centre of the Kirov Fishing Kolkhoz
(named after Sergey Kirov
). In 1973 a new administrative building was opened. Shopping centre was built in 1976, hospital-polyclinic in 1979. As an addition to apartment buildings a pansion was opened in 1974, stadium
in 1978, kindergarten in 1983 and a high school in 1981–1985.
During the late years a lot of new buildings like a spa hotel, new schoolhouse (2006), kindergarten and a supermarket have been raised.
Haabneeme is connected to the centre of Tallinn
by Tallinn Bus Company
's route nr. 1A (Viru keskus – Viimsi haigla), average traveling time is about 25 minutes.
Populated places in Estonia
Populated places in Estonia are settlements or territorial units within a municipality. Populated places have no administrative functions. A group of populated places form a rural municipality with local administration...
in Viimsi Parish, Harju County
Harju County
Harju County , or Harjumaa , nowadays one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the south-east, Rapla County to the south, and Lääne County to the south-west.528,468 people...
, in northern Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
alongside Viimsi
Viimsi
Viimsi is a small borough in Harju County, northern Estonia. It's located about 9 km northeast of the centre of Tallinn, just north of Tallinn's subdistrict Merivälja. Viimsi is the administrative centre of Viimsi Parish. Viimsi has the population of 2,392 .Viimsi Manor, which was established by St...
. It's located about 9 km northeast of the centre of Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
, on the eastern coast of Tallinn Bay. With a population of 4,977 (as of 1 January 2011) Haabneeme is the largest settlement in the municipality.
Haabneeme was first mentioned in 1271 as Apones. During the Middle Ages Haabneeme was settled by Coastal Swedes
Estonian Swedes
The Estonian Swedes, Estonia-Swedes, or Coastal Swedes are a Swedish-speaking linguistic minority traditionally residing in the coastal areas and islands of what is now western and northern Estonia...
. Haabneeme garden city on the both sides of Rohuneeme
Rohuneeme
Rohuneeme is a village in Viimsi Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. It's located about 14 km northeast of the centre of Tallinn, situated on the northern end of the Viimsi Peninsula...
road in the north developed in the 1960s. The central settlement was built from the 1960s to 1980s as the centre of the Kirov Fishing Kolkhoz
Kolkhoz
A kolkhoz , plural kolkhozy, was a form of collective farming in the Soviet Union that existed along with state farms . The word is a contraction of коллекти́вное хозя́йство, or "collective farm", while sovkhoz is a contraction of советское хозяйство...
(named after Sergey Kirov
Sergey Kirov
Sergei Mironovich Kirov , born Sergei Mironovich Kostrikov, was a prominent early Bolshevik leader in the Soviet Union. Kirov rose through the Communist Party ranks to become head of the Party organization in Leningrad...
). In 1973 a new administrative building was opened. Shopping centre was built in 1976, hospital-polyclinic in 1979. As an addition to apartment buildings a pansion was opened in 1974, stadium
Viimsi Stadium
Viimsi staadion is a football stadium in Haabneeme, Viimsi Parish, Estonia, just outside the capital Tallinn with the capacity of 2,000. The stadium was formerly used by a now-defunct Lantana Tallinn football club. The pitch size is 105 by 70 meters...
in 1978, kindergarten in 1983 and a high school in 1981–1985.
During the late years a lot of new buildings like a spa hotel, new schoolhouse (2006), kindergarten and a supermarket have been raised.
Haabneeme is connected to the centre of Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
by Tallinn Bus Company
Tallinna Autobussikoondis
Tallinna Autobussikoondis is the largest bus operator in Tallinn, Estonia.TAK was founded in 1945 as a state-owned company, under which status it operated until 1993, when it was reorganised as a public limited company owned by the City of Tallinn...
's route nr. 1A (Viru keskus – Viimsi haigla), average traveling time is about 25 minutes.