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Snelli Pond

Snelli Pond, also Šnelli Pond, is an artificial pond in the capital formed from the defensive structure of Toompea Castle. Snell Pond is located in Toompark in the subdistrict of the Tallinn Old Town area of Tallinn's city centre, between Toompea Heights, Falgi Road, Toompuiestee and Nunne Street.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stenbock House and St Mary’s Cathedral.

Photo: Iifar, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee.
is a prominent neo-classical building located on , . It is the official seat of the Government of Estonia. is situated 200 metres east of Snelli Pond.

Church
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St. Mary's Cathedral is a Lutheran cathedral church located on the hill in the medieval central part of , the capital city of . Established in the 13th century, it is the oldest church in Tallinn and mainland Estonia, and the only building in Toompea which survived the 17th-century fire. is situated 140 metres southeast of Snelli Pond.

Park
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kalamaja and Kesklinn.

Quarter
Photo: Aleksandr Abrosimov, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a subdistrict of the district of in , the capital of . It is located just northwest of the historical town centre, on the coast of the .

Suburb
Photo: Pjotr Mahhonin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is one of the 8 administrative districts of , the capital of . It is situated on the and bordered to the northwest by the district of , to the west by , to the southwest by , to the east by and , and to the south by , beyond .

Snelli Pond

Latitude
59.4377° or 59° 26′ 16″ north
Longitude
24.73704° or 24° 44′ 13″ east
Open location code
9GF6CPQP+3R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23367897
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­moat
Wiki­data ID
Q7371067
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Satellite Map

Discover Snelli Pond from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Estonian to Venetian—“Snelli Pond” goes by many names.
  • Estonian: “Snelli tiik”
  • Finnish: “Snellin lampi”
  • French: “Étang de Snell”
  • German: “Wallgraben”
  • Russian: “Пруд Шнелли”
  • Venetian: “Stagno Snelli tiik”

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Highlights include Piiskopi Viewing Platform and Bishop’s Garden.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Snelli Pond”. Photo: Samurai, CC BY-SA 2.5.