About the neighborhood
Urban area and UNESCO heritage site in Tallinn
Tallinn Old Town (Estonian: Tallinna vanalinn) is the oldest part of Tallinn, Estonia. Old Town of Tallinn has managed to wholly preserve its structure of medieval and Hanseatic origin. Old Town represents an exceptionally intact 13th century city plan. Since 1997, the area has been registered in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The old town is bordered by the Walls of Tallinn. Its area is 113 ha and there is a buffer zone of 2,253 ha.
The majority of the Old Town's structures were built during the 13th–16th centuries.
During World War II, while the German army occupied Estonia in 1941–1944, Tallinn Old Town suffered from several instances of aerial bombing by the Soviet air force. During the most destructive Soviet bombing raid on 9–10 March 1944, over a thousand incendiary bombs were dropped on Tallinn, causing widespread fires, destroying about 10% of the buildings in the Old Town, killing hundreds, and leaving over 20,000 people without shelter.
See also
Vanalinn
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tallinn old town.
Tallinn Old Town, www.visitestonia.com Archived 2021-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
Science and education Tallinn University
Tallinn University of Technology
Estonian Academy of Arts
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
Estonian Academy of Security Sciences
Estonian Maritime Academy
Tallinn University of Applied Sciences
Estonian Business School
Estonian Academy of Sciences
Sports Pirita Yachting Centre
A. Le Coq Arena
Kadriorg Stadium
Kalevi Keskstaadion
Unibet Arena
Kalev Sports Hall
Tondiraba Ice Hall
Pirita Velodrome
Mustamäe Ski Jumping Hill
Tallinn Hippodrome
Pirita-Kose-Kloostrimetsa Circuit
Transportation Port of Tallinn Old City Harbour
Paljassaare Harbour
Bekker Port
Tallinn Airport
Tallinn Baltic Station
Tallinn bus station
Tallinna Linnatranspordi AS
Events Estonian Song Festival
Estonian Dance Festival
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Tallinn Old Town Days
Tallinn Marathon
Tallinn Music Week
Tallinn Christmas Market
Õllesummer
Tallinn Legends
59°26′14″N 24°44′43″E / 59.43722°N 24.74528°E / 59.43722; 24.74528
Encyclopedic content adapted from the Wikipedia article on Vanalinn, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
