Raadi-Kruusamäe

Raadi-Kruusamäe
Neighbourhood of Tartu

Location of Raadi-Kruusamäe in Tartu.
Country Estonia
County Tartu County
City Tartu
Area
  Total 2.83 km2 (1.09 sq mi)
Population (31.12.2013[1])
  Total 4,498
  Density 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)

Raadi-Kruusamäe, or Raadi for short, is a neighbourhood of Tartu, Estonia. It has a population of 4,498 (as of 31 December 2013) and an area of 2.83 km2 (1.09 sq mi).[1]

The name Raadi comes from Raadi manor (German: Ratshof), which belonged to the town council (Rat) of Tartu in medieval times. The manor housed the Estonian National Museum 1922-1944, but was heavily damaged in World War II.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistiline ülevaade Tartu 2013" (PDF) (in Estonian). Tartu linn. 2014. p. 29.

Coordinates: 58°23′38.92″N 26°44′0.41″E / 58.3941444°N 26.7334472°E / 58.3941444; 26.7334472

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