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TRAVELLER
THE TALLINN TIMELINE
TALLINN BASICS
1219
The last non-Christian
holdout in Europe,
Estonia finally falls to
the Northern Crusades
and Denmark captures
Tallinn (then called
Lyndanisse)
1346
Denmark sells Estonia
to German military
order, the Livonian
Knights. The German
influence grows during
the Reformation, when
Tallinn goes Lutheran
1561
After a series of
defeats, the Livonian
Knights fall into decline
and Tallinn places itself
under Swedish rule
for protection against
Russia and Poland
1700-1721
Lasting 21 years, the
Great Northern War
sees Russia replace
Sweden as the
dominant Baltic power,
though Tallinn retains
its autonomy
1050
The area was first
settled 4,000 years
earlier, but it’s the
construction of a
fortress on Toompea
Hill that signals the
birth of the modern city
THE CITY BY NUMBERS
HAVE A WORD
(OR TWO)
415,416
THE CITY’S POPULATION
159.2km
2
SURFACE AREA OF
THE CITY
-5
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN
CELSIUS IN FEBRUARY
52.2
PERCENTAGE OF THE
POPULATION IN THE CITY
THAT’S ESTONIAN
10
HOURS OF SUNSHINE
IN FEBRUARY
46km
LENGTH OF COAST IN
THE CITY
64m
HIGHEST POINT OF THE CITY
ABOVE SEA LEVEL
The population of Tallinn is divided between Estonians, Russians and other
citizens of former Eastern Bloc countries.While English is widely spoken, it’s
far from universal and the odd Estonian word does come in handy.
TERE
(TEHR-REH)
HELLO
NÄGEMIST
(NAH-GEH-MIST)
GOOD BYE
JAH
(YAHH)
YES
EI
(AY)
NO
PALUN
(PAH-LOON)
PLEASE/YOU’RE WELCOME
KUS ON TUALETT?
(KOOS OHN TWAH-LET?)
WHERE IS THE TOILET?
HEAD ISU!
(HEH-UHT EE-SOO)
HAVE A GOOD MEAL
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