Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn World Heritage Site

Official name

Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn | UNESCO

Country

Estonia | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

County of Harju
59.4333° Lat, 24.7333° Lon | Map

Code

822

Time Zone

Europe/Tallinn (EET, +0200)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1997. The origins of Tallinn date back to the 13th century, when a castle was built there by the crusading knights of the Teutonic Order. It developed as a major centre of the Hanseatic League, and its wealth is demonstrated by the opulence of the public buildings (the churches in particular) and the domestic architecture of the merchants' houses, which have survived to a remarkable degree despite the ravages of fire and war in the intervening centuries.