Sikupilli

Sikupilli
Sikupilli
Subdistrict of Tallinn
	Sikupilli within Lasnamäe District.
Country	Estonia
County	Harju County
City	Tallinn
District	Lasnamäe
Population (2022)
• Total	12,266

Sikupilli (Estonian for 'bagpipe', literally 'goat instrument') is a subdistrict (asum) in the district of Lasnamäe, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 12,266 (As of 2022^[update]).^[1]

Name

The Estonian common noun sikupill literally means 'goat instrument' and is a synonym for torupill 'bagpipe'.^[2] There are three hypotheses regarding why the neighborhood was given this name. The architectural and urban historian Robert Nerman [et] suggested that many residents of the area kept goats, and so it was named after their bleating. Another theory connects the name with the neighboring subdistrict of Torupilli. A third hypothesis mentions a pasture named Sikupilli in the Lasnamäe district, suggesting that this name was later extended to the neighborhood.^[3]

Gallery

Pae street
Apartments in Sikupilli
Chef's vocational school

References

^ Peeter Kuulpak (2022). Statistical Yearbook of Tallinn 2022. Tallinn Strategic Management Office (published August 2022). p. 24. ISSN 1406-0353.
^ Langemets, Margit (2009). Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat: S-T. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus. p. 207.
^ "Sikupilli". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved February 3, 2024.