ORP ‘Orzeł’ incident
ORP ‘Orzeł’ incident is a memorial in Kesklinna linnaosa, Tallinn, Harju. ORP ‘Orzeł’ incident is situated nearby to Estonian Maritime Museum, as well as near the library Estonian Children’s Literature Centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Estonian Maritime Museum and St Olaf’s Church.
Estonian Maritime Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Estonian Maritime Museum is located in the Fat Margaret tower in the old town of Tallinn. The museum presents the history of ships and navigation in Estonia and related to Estonia.
St Olaf’s Church
Church
Photo: Olga Itenberg, CC BY 2.0.
St. Olaf’s Church, or St. Olav's Church, is a Baptist church in Tallinn, Estonia, believed to have been built in the 12th century and to have been the centre for old Tallinn's Scandinavian community before the Kingdom of Denmark conquered Tallinn in 1219. St Olaf’s Church is situated 150 metres southwest of ORP ‘Orzeł’ incident.
Horse Mill
Museum
Photo: Kenny McFly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Horse Mill is a museum, which is situated 120 metres southwest of ORP ‘Orzeł’ incident.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kesklinn and Kalamaja.
Kesklinn
Suburb
Photo: Pjotr Mahhonin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kesklinn is one of the 8 administrative districts of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is situated on the Tallinn Bay and bordered to the northwest by the district of Põhja-Tallinn, to the west by Kristiine, to the southwest by Nõmme, to the east by Lasnamäe and Pirita, and to the south by Rae Parish, beyond Lake Ülemiste.
Kalamaja
Quarter
Photo: Aleksandr Abrosimov, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kalamaja is a subdistrict of the district of Põhja-Tallinn in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is located just northwest of the historical town centre, on the coast of the Tallinn Bay.
ORP ‘Orzeł’ incident
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “15 września 1939 roku na skutek nacisku Rzeszy Niemieckiej internowany został w Tallinnie okręt podwodny polskiej marynarki wojennej ORP ‘Orzeł’ dowodzony przez kpt mar. Jana Grudzińskiego. Rozbrojony okręt w nocy 17/18 września 1939 r. wsławił się brawur”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Kesklinna linnaosa, Tallinn, Harju, North Estonia, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
59.44248° or 59° 26′ 33″ northLongitude
24.74933° or 24° 44′ 58″ eastOpen location code
9GF6CPRX+XPOpenStreetMap ID
node 294516398OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
“ORP ‘Orzeł’ incident” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Orzełin tapaus”
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Highlights include Estonian Children’s Literature Centre and Three Sisters.
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