Facts About Tallinn
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Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia.
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The highest point in Tallinn, at 64 meters above sea level.
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Tallinn has the highest number of start-ups per person among European countries.
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The city was a European Capital of Culture for 2011, along with Turku in Finland.
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Tallinn, first mentioned in 1219.
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The oldest building in Tallinn is Dominican St. Catherine’s Monastery and dates back to 1246.
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Tallinn received its city rights in 1248.
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The first traces of human settlement found in Tallinn’s city centre by archaeologists are about 5,000 years old.
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Tallinn’s Old Town is one of the best-preserved medieval cities in Europe and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Tallinn is home to more than 60 museums and galleries. Most of them are located in Kesklinn, the central district of the city, and cover Tallinn’s rich history.
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The name “Tallinn” is actually derived from the Estonian words “taani linnus,” meaning “Danish castle.”
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The length of the coast is 29 miles.
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There is an upper and lower part of the Old Town of Tallinn.
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Teletorn, the TV Tower, is the largest building in Estonia, Standing at 314 metres.
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Opened since 1864, Maiasmokk is the city’s oldest running café.
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The Population of Tallinn is 437,619, 2020.
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The Soviet-era Patarei Prison is a sea fortress built-in 1840.
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The GDP per Capita of Tallinn is 170+% higher than anywhere else in the Estonian Average.
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Tallinn receives 4.3 million visitors annually.
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In 1530, a weather vane was put on top of the spire of the Tallinn Town Hall, and became the symbol for the city.
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You can find Wireless Internet just about everywhere in Tallinn.
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Tallinn first appeared on a map in 1154, when the cartographer Muhammad al-Idrisi, calling the city Qlwn, added it to his map of the world.
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The largest lake is Tallinn is Lake Ülemiste, and most Tallinnites get their drinking water from this lake.
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One-third of all Estonians population live In Tallinn.
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Most Tallinn residents speak Estonian as well as English, Finnish, Russian or German.
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The biggest seaport in Estonia is also located in Tallinn.
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Tallinn experiences warm, mild summers, and cold, snowy winters.
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The 1980 Moscow Olympic sailing events were held in Tallinn.
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Source: Tallinn City Tourist Office & Convention Bureau