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Tallinn

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(tä'lĭn), Ger. Reval , city (1994 pop. 442,679), capital of Estonia, on the Gulf of Finland, opposite Helsinki. It is a major Baltic port, a rail and highway junction, and an industrial center. Tallinn also has military and naval installations. Industries include shipbuilding, metalworking, food and fish processing, and the manufacture of machinery and electrical consumer goods. Tourism is also important. The population is about 55% Estonian and about 40% Russian and Ukrainian. Tallinn contains the Estonian Academy of Sciences, the Estonian National Museum of Art, and many other educational and cultural institutions. Tallinn was first mentioned by the Arab geographer Idrisi in 1154. It was destroyed in 1219 by Waldemar II of Denmark, who built a fortress there. The city's name comes from the Estonian Taani linn (“Danish castle”). A member of the Hanseatic League from 1285, Tallinn was sold (1346) with the rest of Estonia by Waldemar IV to the Livonian Brothers of the Sword . Upon the…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(tä'lĭn), Ger. Reval , city (1994 pop. 442,679), capital of Estonia, on the Gulf of Finland, opposite Helsinki. It is a major Baltic port, a rail and highway junction, and an industrial center. Tallinn also has military and naval installations. Industries include shipbuilding, metalworking, food and…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Aerial view of the old city centre of Tallinn,...
Seaport city (pop., 2011 prelim.: 402,075), capital of Estonia. It is located on the Gulf of Finland. A fortified settlement existed there from the late 1st millennium bce and a town in the 12th century ce . In 1219 it was captured by the Danes, who built a new fortress. Trade flourished after it…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Naval port and capital of Estonia, 300 km/186 mi west of St Petersburg on the Gulf of Finland; population (2015 est) 413,800. Industries include the manufacture of electrical and oil-drilling machinery, textiles, and paper production. It is a major cultural centre, containing the Estonian Academy of…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
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The most prominent feature of the town is the...
Estonia Criteria - Interchange of values; Significance in human history Tallinn is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a northern European medieval trading city. The origins of Tallinn date back to the thirteenth century, when a castle was built there by the crusading knights of the Teutonic…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Seaport city, ✽ of Estonia, on the Gulf of Finland opp. Helsinki, Finland, and ab. 200 mi. (322 km.) W of St. Petersburg, Russia; pop. (2002p) 398,434; extensive port facilities; industrial center, producing electrical equipment, textiles; large shipyards; naval and military installations; medieval…
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From The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language
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St Alexander's Cathedral, Tallinn
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Before World War I he studied law at St. Petersburg Univ. (1908–12); after 1920 he took up music, studying composition with Kalafati at the Petrograd Conservatory. During his student years he also worked as an orchestral violinist. From 1920 he taught theory and composition at the Higher Music…
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