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Website. tallinn.ee /eng. Tallinn (/ ˈtælɪn /, Estonian: [ˈtɑlʲːinː] ⓘ) [ 5 ][ 6 ] is the capital and most populous [ 7 ] city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of about 461,000 (as of 2024) [ 2 ] and administratively lies in the Harju ...
While the two countries established formal ties only in January 1973, the two countries carry some coincidences. [1] Both Finland and Vietnam border gigantic and hostile neighbours Russia and China, having fought wars against both Russia and China in 20th century, with Finland fought the Winter War and Continuation War against the Soviets, while Vietnam fought against the Chinese in the Sino ...
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. [1] 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 ...
Toompea Castle (Toompea loss). Around 1050, the first fortress was built on Tallinn - Toompea. [3]As an important port for trade between Novgorod and Scandinavia, it became a target for the expansion of the Teutonic Knights and the Kingdom of Denmark during the period of Northern Crusades in the beginning of the 13th century when Christianity was forcibly imposed on the local population.
History. Historical exonyms include place names of bordering countries, namely Thailand, Laos, China, and Cambodia. During the expansion of Vietnam (Nam tiến) some place names have become Vietnamized. Consequently, as control of different places and regions has shifted among China, Vietnam, and other Southeast Asian countries, the Vietnamese ...
History of Nam Định; History of Vietnam; History of Vietnam (1945–present) History of Vietnam during World War I; History of Vietnamese Americans in Houston; History of Vietnamese military ranks; History of Việt Nam; History of organized crime in Saigon; History of the Armée de l'Air in the colonies (1939–1962) History of the Cham ...
Finland, [a] officially the Republic of Finland, [b] [c] is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia .
5,000 BCE - The sea still reaches the foot of the cliffs of Toompea. 3,000 BCE - First signs of a settlement in Tallinn. ca. 750 BCE - fortified settlement first built at Iru near Tallinn, at the Pirita river bend. It is used until the 5th century BCE and then again during the 4th−2nd century BCE. ca. 450 CE - Iru hillfort is built at th of ...