Tallinn
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Tallinn is the capital of Estonia[1]. It covers an area of 159.4[2] square kilometres and sits at an elevation of 28 metres above sea level. The city operates in the UTC+02:00 time zone.
As of 2024, Tallinn has a population of 458k[3]. The head of government is Jevgeni Ossinovski[4].
Key Facts
- Award received: European City of the Trees[3]
- Member of: World Tourism Cities Federation[4], Organization of World Heritage Cities[5], Union of the Baltic Cities[6]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tallinn City[7]
- Country: Estonia[8]
- Located in or next to body of water: Gulf of Finland[9]
- Head of government: Peeter Raudsepp[10]
- Continent: Europe[11]
- Instance of: city[12], big city[13], port city[14], tourist destination[15]
- Official language: Estonian[16]
- Flag: Tallinn flag[17]
- Twinned administrative body: Riga[18], Annapolis[19], Hangzhou[20], Dartford[21], Ghent[22], Helsinki[23], Kiel[24], Kotka[25], Beijing[26], Turku[27], Venice[28], Vilnius[29], Malmö Municipality[30], Schwerin[31]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Tallinn[32]
- Postal code: 10111[33]
- Commons category: Tallinn[34]
- Licence plate code: A-B[35]
- Local dialing code: 64[36]
- Significant event: The Siege of Reval[37], Siege of Reval[38], Siege of Tallinn[39], Q16360246[40], Tallinn Offensive[41], Tallinn Defensive[42], Battle of Lyndanisse[43]
- Official website: https://tallinn.ee[44]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tallinn[45]
- Commons gallery: Tallinn[46]
- Population: 393,222[47], 411,063[48], 413,782[49], 423,420[50], 446,055[51], 442,960[52]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Tallinn include Tallinn Airport[53], an airport[54], in Estonia[55] and Tallinn City Cross[56], an award[57], in Estonia[58], founded in 1995[59].
Why It Matters
Tallinn has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Tallinn is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for Tallinn include Tallinn Airport[53], an airport[54], in Estonia[55] and Tallinn City Cross[56], an award[57], in Estonia[58], founded in 1995[59].
FAQs
What awards did Tallinn receive?
Honors received include European City of the Trees[3].