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Tallinn (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 59 26 02 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 59.4330 decimal degrees |
| Long: 024 43 41 E degrees minutes |
Long: 24.7280 decimal degrees |
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Note: Fortified settlement existed on site from late 1st mill. BCE; town flourished by 12th cen. CE; captured by Danes in 1219, new fortress built on Toompea hill; ruled by Teutonic Knights from 1346, by Sweden from 1561, & by Russia from 1710. |
Names: |
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| Tallinn (preferred,C,V)
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| Tallin (C,O,English-P)
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| Reval (C,O)
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............ | name used until 1918 |
| Revel' (C,V)
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............ | name used until 1918 |
| Tallinna (C,V)
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| Tallina (C,V)
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| Talinas (C,V)
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| Rääveli (C,V)
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| Kallinn (C,V)
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| Kolyvan (C,V)
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| Kalevan (C,V)
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| Qlwn (C,V)
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| Qalaven (C,V)
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| טאלין (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Revel (H,V)
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............ | name used until 1918 |
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Tallinn (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled by 1st mill. BCE |
| city (C) |
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| national capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| cultural center (C) |
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| fortified settlement (H) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Eesti .......... (nation) |
| .................. |
(World, Europe) [7006540] |
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