Vana-Mustamäe

Vana- Mustamae ( German for "Old Black Mountain" ) is a district (Estonian asum ) of the Estonian capital Tallinn. It is located in Nõmme district.

Description and History

Vana- Mustamae has 2,091 inhabitants (as of 1 May 2010). Its area is 1.75 square kilometers.

The area was first mentioned in records in 1371 under the name High principal.

Only with the acquisition of the area by the Baltic German nobility of Glehn Nikolai (1841-1923) late 19th century was a systematic development. 1886 of eccentric Glehns "lock" with the spacious park and other extravagant buildings such as the Palm House ( 1898/1900 ), an observation tower (1910) and a miniature castle for by Glehns was completed grandchildren. As of 1896 Glehns wife Caroline died, the nobles made ​​a burial place with ponds and bridges to create. Later, other members of the family of Glehn were buried there.

After the Estonian Declaration of Independence at the end of the First World War, the family of Glehn left in 1923, Estonia. 1934, the then independent town Nõmme was the owner of the large estate.

Especially in the interwar period Vana- Mustamae was a popular district for the construction of new residential buildings. 1936 created a popular café with outdoor pools and later a sports center in Vana- Mustamae.

Vana- Mustamae was incorporated as wholly Nõmme 1940, the Estonian capital Tallinn.