Maarjamõisa Explained

Maarjamõisa
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood of Tartu
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Tartu County
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Tartu
Area Total Km2:1.13
Population Total:382
Population As Of:31.12.2013
Population Density Km2:auto

Maarjamõisa (Estonian for "Mary's Manor") is a neighbourhood of Tartu, Estonia. It's located about 2 km southwest of the city centre, just north of Riia street (Jõhvi–Tartu–Valga road, E264). With the population of 382 (as of 31 December 2013), Maarjamõisa is the smallest neighbourhood of Tartu. The area is 1.13km2.[1]

Maarjamõisa is best known as a medical centre, because most of the buildings of Tartu University Clinic are located in Maarjamõisa, including all the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Tartu. Recently also other faculties of the university have opened their new buildings there, such as the Technology Institute, the Biomedical Center (Biomedicum), the Chemistry building (Chemicum), and the Physics building (Physicum).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistiline ülevaade Tartu 2013 . Tartu linn . 28 . Estonian . 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141210143134/http://www.tartu.ee/data/Tartu_stat_aastaraamat_2014_veeb.pdf . 2014-12-10 .