In 1980 Tallinn was awarded the European Gold Medal for preserving several architectural monuments. Old Tallinn is also famous for its cosy, romantic bars and cafes. Tallinn of today offers modern hotels, restaurants, sport and cultural centres. The town is also a well-known sailing centre. The yachting regatta of the 1980 Moscow Olympic games was held at Pirita. At various times in history, the city has been given different names. In 1219 Henricus de Lettis wrote about the Lyndanise stronghold of the Rävala people. On 13 June that year King Waldemar II of Denmark came to conquer north Estonia. The Estonians lost the battle and the Danse renamed the town Reval, as it was the centre of the ancient Estonian province of Rävala. The Estonian, however, rejected the name and began to call the city Taani linn, the Estonian for Danish castle. Tallinn's economy started to boom in the 19th century with the emergence of machine- building, woodworking and textile industries
In 1980 Tallinn was awarded the European Gold Medal for preserving several architectural monuments. Old Tallinn is also famous for its cosy, romantic bars and cafes. Tallinn of today offers modern hotels, restaurants, sport and cultural centres. The town is also a well-known sailing centre. The yachting regatta of the 1980 Moscow Olympic games was held at Pirita. At various times in history, the city has been given different names. In 1219 Henricus de Lettis wrote about the Lyndanise stronghold of the Rävala people. On 13 June that year King Waldemar II of Denmark came to conquer north Estonia. The Estonians lost the battle and the Danse renamed the town Reval, as it was the centre of the ancient Estonian province of Rävala. The Estonian, however, rejected the name and began to call the city Taani linn, the Estonian for Danish castle. Tallinn’s economy started to boom in the 19 th century with the emergence of machine-building, woodworking and textile industries
It is often referred to as the town of citizens. Any grown-up, married and economically independent person, born in a legal marriage between two free people and having lived in the town for at least 3 months, could apply to the Magistracy for citizenship. Serfs could escape from serdom after having successfully hidden in town for a year and a day. Two parts remained separated until the end of the 19th century. Four Names Lyndanise - mentioned by Henricus de Lettis in his Chronicle; derives from the name Linda - the wife of Kalev and mother of Kalevipoeg Koluvan - mentioned in Russian chronicles; derives from the hero Kalev from our national epic Reval - comes from the German words “REH” and “FALL”, meaning the falling of the deer; could be deers trying to escape from the Danes, running down the Toompea hill
About 55% of them are Estonian, 37% Russians and the other 8% are from different nations. The people here are mostly engaged in industry- mainly the food industry (23%), trade (16%) and transport and communication (14%). History. Tallinn has a great history. It was first marked on a map of the world by the Arab geographer al-Idrisi in 1154, its name then being Kolyvan. In the 13 th- century chronicle of Henricus de Lettis the town was called Lyndanise. Then it was called Reval for some time and finally Estonians started to call the town Tallinn from Taanilinn (Danish town) after the Danish conquest in the 13th century. The Knights of the Sword took Tallinn from the Danes in 1227 and made Toompea their fortress. In the middle of the 14th century Denmark sold its possessions in Estonia to the German Teutonic Order; Toompea became the seat of German-born gentry. A fortified wall was built between the Toompea (the Upper Town) and the
coast. Forests cover more than 40% of the county. The soil is very fertile for crop growing but industry is also widely developed. Järvamaa is located in the centre of Estonia and boasts the best agricultural land in the country. Raplamaa is Estonia's rural centre, with level fields on limestone bedrocks, bogs and karst areas. Also the capital of Estonia Tallinn is located in Harjumaa. Tallinn has had different names during the centuries Kolyvan, Lyndanise, Reval and Revel. The town came to be called Tallinn from Taanilinn (Danish town) after Danish conquest. Over the course of time Taanilinn was shortened to Tallinn. Today Tallinn is the largest city in Estonia, with a population of about 400 000. most of its people are engaged in industry. Tallinn boasts a wonderful medieval Old Town. Tallinn is a mixture of the modern and the medieval, where tradition goes hand in hans with the most recent trends. SOUTH ESTONIA
5.Museums 1. Introduction Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, lies on the Baltic Sea. It is on almost the same latitude east St. Petersburg in Russia, Stockholm in Sweden and Stavanger in Norway, and covers 158 sq km. Tallinn was first marked on a map of the world by the Arab geographer al-Idrisi in 1154, its name then being Kolyvan (probably derived from the name Kalev). In the 13th-century Chronicle of Henricus de Lettis the town was called Lyndanise. Later came Reval (presumably after the old county of Rävala), the name used by the Germans who ruled the country for seven centuries. Russians then modified Reval to Revel. For Estonians, the town came to be called Tallinn from Taanilinn (Danish town) after Danish conquest in the 13th century. Over the course of time, Taanilinn was shortened to Tallinn The place is believed to have been settled by Finno-Ugric peoples about 2500 BC.
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