EST:
Alexander Nikolai von Glehn (16. juuli 1841 Jälgimäe mõis – 7. september 1923 Brasiilia) oli Jälgimäe mõisa omanik, Nõmme rajaja, Glehnide suguvõsast. Nooruses oli Nikolai von Glehn õppinud Tartus ja Saksamaal majandust, arstiteadust, filosoofiat ja arhitektuuri. 1873. aastal andis ta Nõmme raudteepeatuse lähedal välja esimese krundi. Legendi järgi öelnud ta seejuures: "Seie saagu lenn". Praegusesse Glehni parki lasi ta oma kavandite järgi ehitada niinimetatud Glehni lossi. See valmis aastal 1886. 1902. aastal tekkis tal mõte püstitada parki purustatud raudkividest Kalevipoja kuju. Selle rajamine võttis aastaid aega. Teise künka otsa laskis ta samasugustest kividest valmistada lohe kuju. 1910. aastal alustati pargis vaatetorni ehitamist. Lossi kõrvale ehitati kahe väikese basseiniga palmimaja. 1918. aastal lahkus Glehn Eestist algul Saksamaale, hiljem aga poja Manfred von Glehni kehva tervise tõttu soojema kliimaga Brasiiliasse, kus Nikolai von Glehn Ouro Fino haiglas Minas Geraisi osariigis 7. septembril 1923 suri.
12. novembril 2011 avati Mustamäe nõlval jalakäigusilla juures Nõmme linna asutaja Nikolai von Glehni mälestusmärk (autorid skulptorid Paul Mänd ja Seaküla Simson). Selle aarde logimiseks on vaja teha endast pilt koos Nikolai von Glehni mälestusmärgiga. Lisa pilt enda logile. Pildil võib olla ka vaid mõni osa kehast, kui tervenisti ei soovi end jäädvustada. Pilt peab olema logimise kuupäevaga samal päeval tehtud.
ENG:
Alexander Nikolai von Glehn (16 July 1841 in Jälgimäe Manor, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire – 7 September 1923 in Brazil), was a Baltic German landowner and public figure, most notable for being the founder of the town of Nõmme (now part of Tallinn). He was born into the wealthy Glehn family, and was the brother of Peter von Glehn, a noted botanist. He studied economics, medicine, philosophy and architecture at the University of Tartu and in Germany. Glehn established a new settlement called Nõmme in the northern part of the lands of his Jälgimäe Manor. In 1873 he gave out the first plots near the railway station which was established a year before on the Tallinn–Paldiski railway (part of the Baltic Railway). In 1917 Nõmme gained the borough rights and in 1926 the town rights, but was merged with Tallinn in 1940. Glehn also built himself a new Mustamäe Manor (German: Hohenhaupt), nowadays known as the Glehn Castle into Nõmme. The main building ("castle") was finished in 1886 by himself being the architect. The castle is surrounded by a park with several buildings like palm house (1900–1910), observatory tower (1910) and sculptures "Kalevipoeg" (1908), "Crocodile" (1908), all of those created by Glehn himself. After a departure for Germany in 1918, he went to Brazil to treat his ill son, Manfred von Glehn (1867-1924), in the warm climate.
On 12 November 2011 a sculpture by Seaküla Simson was opened beside the footbridge in the centre of Nõmme to honor Glehn. To log this cache, make a photo of you or part of you with Nikolai von Glehn sculpture. Add the photo to your log. The photo must be taken on your log date.
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