TALLINNThe capital of Estonia

General information

• Area: 45 000 km2

• Total population in Estonia: 1 340 100

• Population in Tallinn: 413 727

History of Tallinn

• The city was founded byDanes at the beginning of the13th century• Most of the craftsmen andmerchants came fromGermany and the Germanlanguage was the mainlanguage for centuries.• In the Middle Ages the citywas the member of theHanseatic League.• Tallinn and Estonia have beenunder the rule of Denmark,Sweden, Germany andRussia.

The Old Town of Tallinn

• is included into the UNESCO’s World Heritage list.

• Medieval Tallinn is very well preserved, because not many buildings were destroyed by bombs during the wars.

• Upper town and the lower town.

Toompea/Domehill

• Is the fortress built in the 13th century on a limestone hill in the central part of the city.

• It forms most of the Upper Town.• The hill is about 20-30 m higher than the city

around it.• It’s the center of the Government of Estonia

and the Riigikogu (parliament).

Toompea

Tall Hermann

• is the tower of Toompea Castle.• It was used as a watchtower.• It was built in the 14th century.• It is 45 meters high.• The flag of Estonia flies on top of the tower

from sunrise to sunset.

Streets• There are many streets preserved from the Middle

Ages.• They are usually narrow and long.• Nowadays there are many tourists shops and restaurantswhere olden days’ food is served.• The streets are covered with cobble-stones.

The Town Hall

• Tallinn’s Town Hall is one of the symbols of the city, it is a unique architectural treasure of Estonia.• The Town Hall was built on the central square

at the beginning of the 15th century.• There is a weather vane with a figure of an old

warrior *Old Thomas* at the top of the tower.

• March 25• 20,702 people were taken to Siberia in the

course of this action, • 20,8% were men, 49,4% women and 29,8%

children. • Around 3000 people died in Siberia.