Kopli

Kopli (Estonian for 'paddock') is a subdistrict of the district of Põhja-Tallinn (Northern Tallinn) in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is located on the Kopli Peninsula and is bordered by parts of Tallinn Bay, Kopli Bay to the southwest, and Paljassaare Bay to the north. Kopli has a population of 6,722 (). Kopli's former German name until 1918 was Ziegelskoppel.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Kopli
Settlement.settlement_type: Subdistrict of Tallinn
Settlement.image_skyline: Kopli1.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Wooden workers' housing from the 1910s
Settlement.image_map: Tallinn kopli asum.png
Settlement.map_caption: Kopli within Põhja-Tallinn.
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: County
Settlement.subdivision_name1: 24px Harju County
Settlement.subdivision_type2: City
Settlement.subdivision_name2: 24px Tallinn
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: 24px Põhja-Tallinn
Settlement.population_total: 7240
Settlement.population_as_of: 01.01.2015

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Wikidata facts

Population: 6671
Area: 2.82
Image: Kopli1.jpg

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Commons category: Kopli
native label: Kopli
inception: 1774-00-00

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Cemetery
Shipyards
Gallery
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Bekker Port, which was erected for the Bekker Shipbuilding Yard in 1912 and 1913, is located in the area. In 1912 the Russo-Baltic Shipbuilding Yard, which is now BLRT Grupp, was also set up in the area. The Port of Meeruse is also located in Kopli.