Ãœlemiste

Ülemiste is a district (Estonian asum ) of the Estonian capital Tallinn. It is located in Lasnamäe district.

Description

The municipality has 1,453 inhabitants (as of 1 May 2010). The district is located northeast of the eponymous lake Ülemiste järv ( "upper lake "). In Ülemiste is the international Tallinn Airport, the airport Tallinn Lennart Meri. The airport was until 2006 the name Tallinn Ülemiste.

Ülemiste also has a passenger and freight station, the Ülemiste kaubajaam. It is operated by the Estonian railway companies Eesti Raudtee ( freight), Elektriraudtee ( regional transport) and Edelaraudtee ( long-distance trains ). The district is also home to keskus a large shopping center, the Ülemiste.

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