Hiiu

Subdistrict of Tallinn, Estonia

Subdistrict of Tallinn in Harju County, Estonia

Hiiu
Subdistrict of Tallinn
Hiiu train station
Hiiuwithin Nõmme District.
Country	Estonia
County	Harju County
City	Tallinn
District	Nõmme
Area
• Total	2.50 km² (0.97 sq mi)
Population (01.01.2015^[1])
• Total	3,986
• Density	1,600/km² (4,100/sq mi)

Hiiu is a subdistrict (Estonian: asum) in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of 2.50 km² (0.97 sq mi)^[2] and has a population of 3,986 (As of 1 January 2015^[update]),^[1] population density is 1,556/km² (4,031/sq mi).

Hiiu has a station on the Elron western route. The first narrow gauge railway station was built to Hiiu in 1913.^[3]

Gallery

Hiiu train station
Vabaduse puiestee, the main road of Nõmme District in Hiiu.
Grain elevator
Glehn Castle
Mustamäe ski jumping hill
Nõmme St. John the Forerunner Orthodox Church

References

^ ^a ^b "Statistical Yearbook of Tallinn 2015". Tallinn City Government. p. 38. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
^ "Nõmme linnaosa arengukava 2008-2012" (in Estonian). Tallinn. p. 114. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
^ "Hiiu" (in Estonian). Tallinn. Archived from the original on 21 May 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2010.