Hiiu

This article is about the subdistrict of Tallinn. For the county of Estonia, see Hiiu County.

Hiiu is a subdistrict (Estonian: asum) in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of 2.50 km² (0.97 sq mi)^[2] and has a population of 3,986 (As of 1 January 2015^[update]),^[1] population density is 1,556/km² (4,031/sq mi).

Hiiu
Subdistrict of Tallinn
Hiiu train station
Hiiuwithin Nõmme District.
Country	Estonia
County	Harju County
City	Tallinn
District	Nõmme
Area
• Total	2.50 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Population  (01.01.2015[1])
• Total	3,986
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)

Hiiu has a station on the Elron western route. The first narrow gauge railway station was built to Hiiu in 1913.^[3]

Gallery

• 
  Hiiu train station
• 
  Vabaduse puiestee, the main road of Nõmme District in Hiiu.
• 
  Grain elevator
• 
  Glehn Castle
• 
  Mustamäe ski jumping hill
• 
  Nõmme St. John the Forerunner Orthodox Church

See also

• Hiiu Stadium

References

1. "Statistical Yearbook of Tallinn 2015". Tallinn City Government. p. 38. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
2. "Nõmme linnaosa arengukava 2008-2012" (in Estonian). Tallinn. p. 114. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
3. "Hiiu" (in Estonian). Tallinn. Archived from the original on 21 May 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

Preceding station	Elron			Following station
Nõmme towards Tallinn		Tallinn–Turba/Paldiski		Kivimäe towards Turba or Paldiski

59.38366°N 24.671903°E / 59.38366; 24.671903