REISE TIL TALLIN
Fakta om Tallinn
Befolkning: 401 996
Styreform: Republikk
Religion: Protestantisk, russisk ortodoks
Tidsforskjell: En time foran Norge
Tallinn er rett og slett en fascinerende hansaby, som byr på en stemning som gjør byen lett å falle for. Med en bykjerne som minner om middelalderen, mange severdigheter, og et elegant restaurantliv begynner Tallinn virkelig å bli et populært reisemål for nordmenn. Denne estetiske hovedstaden regnes som en av verdens vakreste byer så en ferie til Tallinn vil garantert være en stor suksess.
In English
When they founded it in the early 13th century, the Danes must have known they’d latched onto something big for they quickly fortified this settlement in the north of the oh-so-cool Estonia. Tallinn rapidly went on to become a leading light in the Hanseatic League, and by the number of times it changed hands – evidence of the amount of interest the city generated – it seems the Danes were dead accurate.
Tallinn, pronounced Tah’linn, a conflation of taani and linnus for ‘Danish’ and ‘fort’ is where the natty new meets the obdurate old, and the two get on like a house on fire. Today’s Tallinn, with its cobbled streets often slick with rain, breezy bars and cool cafes, with Russian domes, Hanseatic towers, Danish castles, Soviet suburbs and the calmness of an Estonian, is an achingly beautiful city.
The Estonian language spoken in Tallinn is one of the most difficult languages to learn, being a mix of Finnish and Hungarian.
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History of Tallinn
Just about 1000 years ago, when the Vikings ruled the northern seas of Europe a little castle was built near today´s Tallinn at the suburban Iru. If they were the first conquers of Tallinn (then known as Reval) isn’t to know but 1219 a Danish king named Valdemar II landed in Estonia and through history many followers complied. After the Danes came the Germans then the Swedes (1561-1721) and later on the Russians/Soviets. Perhaps it was for the beauty of the town and the strategic location the rulers came. Whatsoever it should last until 1918 when Estonia became independent for a short time that lasted until 1940 when Soviet troops occupied Estonia. However on August 20th 1991 Estonia declared its independence and from that day this exiting city is sparkling with optimism and attitude. This city is a thrill to discover and a beautiful atmosphere.
Chronology
1154 Arab (from the Almoravid Dynasty) geographer Muhammad Al-Idrisi entered it in his map of the world as Revala (today´s Tallinn).
1219As a part of Northern Crusaders, Valdemar II of Denmark leads the Danish Fleet towards Estonia. The Danish Army defeated the Estonians in the Battle of Lyndanisse. The Danes built a large fortress at Toompea Hill and rule Tallinn and Northern Estonia.
1285
Member of the Hanseatic League - a mercantile and military alliance of German-dominated cities around the Baltic Sea.
1346
The Danes sold Tallinn along with their other land possessions in northern Estonia to the Teutonic Knights (German based Roman Catholic religious order/military order). At this time Revala (today´s Tallinn) was very well fortified with city walls and 66 defence towers.
1561Tallinn politically became a dominion of Sweden
1602-1603A big plaque epidemic ravaged Tallinn
1684
A great fire destroyed all but two building at the Toompea Hill.
1710The Swedish troops based in Tallinn capitulated to Imperial Russia. The local self-government institutions (Magistracy of Reval and Chivalry of Estonia) retained their cultural and economical autonomy within Imperial Russia as the Duchy of Estonia
1889
The Magistracy of Reval was abolished. The 19th century brought industrialization of the city and the port kept its importance. During the last decades of the century russification measures became stronger.
1918The Independence Manifesto was proclaimed in Tallinn, followed by Imperial German occupation and a war of independence with Russia
1918 Estonia became independent and Tallinna (today´s Tallinn) replaced the former used official German name Reval.
1920
Russia acknowledged the independence of the Estonian Republic when the Tartu Peace Treaty was signed with Soviet Russia. Tallinn became the capital of an independent Estonia.
1922 The official spelling of the city name was changed from Tallinna to Tallinn.
1940
Soviet Union (USSR) occupies Estonia
1941 – 1944Estonia was occupied by Nazi Germany
1944
Once again Russia occupied Estonia and Tallinn
1980
For 10 days was the Olympic Fire burning at Tallinn Olympic Yachting Centre in Pirita, north – east of Tallinn when the city was the sailing centre for the Moscow Olympic Games
1991
In August was the independent democratic Estonian state re-established. Tallinn became on August 20 once again the capital of the independent country Estonia
1997Tallinn´s Old Town is put on the UNESCO´s World Heritage List
2004
Estonia joined the EU, along with Latvia and Lithuania
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GPS coordinates / GPS koordinater
Airport (TLL): N 59° 24.983′ E 24°47.950′
Hotel Rocca Al Mare: N 59° 25.789′ E 24°39.092′
Shopping centre / Kjøpesenter
1) Kristine Keskus: Endla 45, 10615 Tallinn
http://www.kristiine.com/?lang=en
http://www.kristiine.com/?lang=en
