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Tallinn city overview
Tallinn is a city in Estonia shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Airport baseTallinn Lennart Meri (TLL)
Known forTallinn, Capital city of Estonia, Tallinn planning base 3, Tallinn planning base 4
Population~458kcity context
RegionEstoniaEstonia
Time zoneEurope/Tallinnlocal time
Founded1050historical origin
City history
Around 1050 AD, a fortress was built in what is now central Tallinn, on the hill of Toompea.
In 1154, a town called قلون (Qlwn or Quwri) was recorded in the description of the world on the world map (Tabula Rogeriana) commissioned by the Norman King Roger II of Sicily and compiled.
It has been widely considered a historical derivation of Taani-linna, meaning "Danish-castle" (Latin: Castrum Danorum), conceivably because the Danish invaders built the castle in place of the Estonian stronghold after the 1219 battle of.
1229), called the town with the name that is also known to have been used up to the 13th century by Scandinavians: Lindanisa (or Lyndanisse in Danish, Lindanäs in Swedish and Ledenets in Old.
In 1285, Reval became the northernmost member of the Hanseatic League – a mercantile and military alliance of German-dominated cities in Northern Europe.
It was followed by German occupation until the end of World War I in November 1918, after which Tallinn became the capital of independent Estonia.
During World War II, Estonia was first occupied by the Soviet army and annexed to the USSR in the summer of 1940, then occupied by Nazi Germany from 1941 to 1944.
During the most devastating Soviet bombing raid on 9–10 March 1944, more than a thousand incendiary bombs were dropped on the city, which caused large-scale fires, as a result of which 757 people were.
Tallinn became the capital of a de facto independent country once again on 20 August 1991.
The Old Town became a World Heritage Site in 1997, and the city hosted the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest.
Tallinn was the 2011 European Capital of Culture, and is the recipient of the 2023 European Green Capital Award.
The 19th century brought industrialisation of the city and the port kept its importance.
As an important port on a major trade route between Novgorod and western Europe, it became a target for the expansion of the Teutonic Order and the Kingdom of Denmark during the period of.
Reval was arguably the most significant medieval port in the Gulf of Finland.
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Tallinn
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Capital city of Estonia
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Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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Transport notes
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