TALLINN
TALLINN
History
Tallinn is one of the oldest cities in the Baltic Sea region. Tallinn was
first mentioned in written sources of the 1154th, when the Arabian
geographer Al Idris took a world map the city 'Kaleveny "/ Kolõvan.
Through the years, the city of Tallinn had several names: Lindanisa,
Kolõvan, Reval and eventually Tallinn.
Tallinn was granted the Lübeck law in 1248 and became the member of
the Hanseatic League in 1285.
General Data
l Country - Estonia
l County - Harju County
l First appeared on map - 1154
l Town rights - 1248
l Mayor - Edgar Savisaar
l Aera - Total 159.2 km2 (61.5 sq mi)
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