Paljassaare | |
Settlement Type: | Subdistrict of Tallinn |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Estonia |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Harju County |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Tallinn |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Põhja-Tallinn |
Population Total: | 583 |
Population As Of: | 01.01.2014 |
Paljassaare (Estonian for "Bare Island") is the name of the Paljassaare Peninsula in the Tallinn Bay, and the name of a subdistrict (Estonian: 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 .[1]
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.