Pirita

The Pirita is a 105 km long river in northern that drains into the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea in the district of the capital city .
Wikipedia
Photo: John Serrao, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Estonia
  • Also known as: “Brigiten’”, “Brigitovka”, “Brigitten”, “Piirita”, “Piirita Jõgi”, “Piiritta Jõgi”, “Pirita jogi”, “Pirita River”, “Pirita-Yygi”, “Piritaelven”, and “Piritafloden”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Pirita convent and Pirita Velodrome.

Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
was a Bridgettine convent for both nuns…

Stadium
Photo: Dmitry G, Public domain.
The is a velodrome and football stadium in the district of , .

Memorial
Photo: Dewdrop12, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Miiduranna and Lasnamäe.

Hamlet
Photo: Dmitry G, Public domain.
is a village in , in northern . is situated 3½ km north of Pirita.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the most populous administrative district of , the capital of . is situated 3½ km south of Pirita.

Hamlet
Photo: Aulo Aasmaa, CC BY 3.0.
is a village in , in northern . is situated 4½ km north of Pirita.

Pirita

Latitude
59.46682° or 59° 28′ 1″ north
Longitude
24.82992° or 24° 49′ 48″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
9GF6FR8H+PX
Geo­Names ID
589425
Wiki­data ID
Q1139148
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Pirita” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Պիրիտա”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Pirita”
  • Basque: “Pirita ibaia”
  • Belarusian: “Пірыта”
  • Catalan: “Riu Pirita”
  • Cebuano: “Pirita Jõgi”
  • Chinese: “皮里塔河”
  • Czech: “Pirita”
  • Dutch: “Pirita”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر پيريتا”
  • Estonian: “Pirita jõgi”
  • Finnish: “Piritajoki”
  • French: “Pirita”
  • Georgian: “პირიტა”
  • German: “Pirita”
  • Hungarian: “Pirita-folyó”
  • Hungarian: “Pirita”
  • Irish: “Pirita”
  • Italian: “Pirita”
  • Japanese: “ピリタ川”
  • Ladin: “Pirita”
  • Latvian: “Pirita”
  • Lithuanian: “Pirita”
  • Malay: “Sungai Pirita”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Pirita”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Piritaelva”
  • Persian: “رود پیریتا”
  • Polish: “Pirita”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Pirita”
  • Russian: “Пирита”
  • Serbian: “Пирита”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Pirita (rijeka)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Pirita”
  • Spanish: “Río Pirita”
  • Swedish: “Pirita jõgi”
  • Turkish: “Pirita Nehri”
  • Ukrainian: “Піріта”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Pirita and Maarjamäe.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Pirita Monastery and Pirita Marina.

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