Paljassaare Explained

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]

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:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistical Yearbook of Tallinn 2014 . Tallinn City Government . 27 November 2014 . 52 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150717065555/http://www.tallinn.ee/eng/Statistical-Yearbook-of-Tallinn-2014 . 17 July 2015 . dead .