Poolamägi, Public park near Kalevi Stadium in Tallinn, Estonia.
Poolamägi is a public park near Kalevi Stadium with modern benches, walking paths, and recreational areas for community use. The space provides open ground for strolls and gatherings in a central area of Tallinn.
The site held a Roman Catholic cemetery founded in 1803 that served the congregation of Saints Peter and Paul. The grounds were transformed in the 1950s and now serve the public as a park.
The name Poolamägi comes from the Polish Catholic community that used the cemetery and reflects Tallinn's multicultural past. This connection to Polish heritage remains part of the place's identity today.
The park provides straightforward access with paths running through green space that invite lingering. Visitors should plan ahead knowing it is an open area offering little shelter in poor weather.
Archaeological excavations in 2021 uncovered the foundation walls of a neo-Renaissance chapel that once stood at the western end of the former cemetery. This discovery reveals how the ground carries centuries of both spiritual and secular use.
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