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).[1]

Name

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 [et] (literally, 'bagpipe end').[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistical Yearbook of Tallinn 2014". Tallinn City Government. p. 52. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Torupilli". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved February 3, 2024.

59°25′53.28″N 24°46′29.31″E / 59.4314667°N 24.7748083°E / 59.4314667; 24.7748083

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