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Various photographs taken in the Estonian countryside in the east of Estonia (between Tallinn and Tapa). I have no knowledge of the sites but I believe that they were a Soviet-era dairy, a school, and a saw mill. All sites were walk-ins and are not far from the main road to Tapa (the saw mill...

We stumbled upon this former administrative building by chance. Unfortunately, we were unable to find out which authority was once located there.

The development of the peat industry in Estonia began in the 1930s. A railway line and an entire town were also built especially for the plant's employees. The factory has been expanded over the years. Between 800 and almost 1,500 people lived in the town. The plant was closed in 2011 after over...

THE HISTORY Rummu quarry is located in Vaselama Parish, Estonia, its about 1 hour south of Tallinn. Its a quarry that first started working in the late 1930's mining limestone and marble. The labour for the quarry was provided by the adjacent prisons inmates. It was worked until the 1990's and...

I haven't been here for a while, sorry for that. I will try to catch up with you! I have visit The Patarei Prison in Estonia last summer. For the amount of €2 you can undertake a self-guided ‘urban exploration’ tour. This prison has a long history and I tried to find some info about it, but...

This was technically a permission visit, but it was the most UE-like permission visit I've ever been on - you turned up, gave the gatekeeper €2 in return for a bad head torch, and off you went to explore where you wanted. The whole place seemed pretty much unchanged from when it stopped being...

An abandoned naval base of the USSR in Estonia. The village of Hara. The base was built in 1958. Today is a sad picture! The Trail of The Russian Empire. I think that someone will be interested in this video. Since this site is more suited to the topic. Than the YouTube... The Hara...

Along the coast of the Baltic Sea, lies an abandoned Soviet submarine base next to the village of Hara. The Hara Military Base was built by the Soviets between 1956 and 1958 and was used while they occupied Estonia until they fled in 1991 around the time of their independence. At that time...

As Kingrat mentioned in another thread, it was summer holiday time and after a lot of planning (I like planning) we continued our way round the Baltic States with Estonia Built in the 1800's this former Manor house, classed as one of Estonias grandest, ended its days as a Soviet Orpangae...

As always visited with wea5el. Last year Latvia, this year Estonia. We were constantly told Estonia wasn't worth it, that there was nothing to see and we'd be wasting our time - PAH! 1st on the list, a completely trashed, gutted and dilapidated Soviet Naval Yard, there is nothing on the...

History In 1828 Nicholas I of Russia mandated the building of the sea fortress of Patarei. Completed in 1840, it is located on area of 4 hectares (10 acres). Over the years it has had different functions – in 1867 functioning as barracks, in 1920 as a prison and since 2007 as a Culture...

While enjoying a visit to Estonia, hired a car - which was ridiculously easily and headed east. Ended up down the country roads and happened across this place near to a farm. A lone man was standing beside it but didn't seem to mind our presense, was disappointed when we didn't have any...

Between 1940 (or 1944, depending on how you see it) and 1991, Estonia was occupied by the Soviet and brutally transformed into a Soviet republic - Estonian SSR. A Kolkhoz was a collective farm in the former Soviet Union. The first collective farm started in the 1930th. kolkhoz means...

Short time listener, first time poster here. I was going to post in the main UK based forums as a "hello", but I didn't really have any urbex experience. Which is a crime, as I live about two miles from Severalls. However, I realised the other day that I did some urbex almost 10 years ago! I...