Lindamagi - Tallinn, Estonia
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N 59° 26.081 E 024° 44.289
35V E 371709 N 6590636
This park is located in the center of Tallinn, close to the medieval castle.
Waymark Code: WMMCXA
Location: Estonia
Date Posted: 09/02/2014
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This park was named after Linda who, accordingly to Estonian folk, was the wife of Kalev, the man who founded the city.
The park is located where once was a bastion of Swedish embankment and it was originally established in 1862.
Some of the trees here are old, about 250 years, and there are precisely 26 different species of trees.
Name: Lindamagi
Street Location: Many streets around
Local Municipality: Tallinn
State/Province, etc.: Tallinn
Country: Estonia
Date Established: 1862
Monuments/Statues: Linda statue: it became a symbol, during the Soviet occupation, where those deported to Siberia were remembered. There is a place added: "To remember the ones who were taken away"
Web Site: Not listed
Memorial/Commemoration: Not listed
Picnic Facilities: Not listed
Recreational Facilities: Not listed
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed
Fountains: Not listed
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed
Special Events: Not listed
Traditional Geocaches: Not listed
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