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Tallinn

City

Capital of Estonia on the Gulf of Finland, a Hanseatic port long under Danish, Swedish and Russian rule.

View on map 59.44° N, 24.74° E Wikipedia

Names

until February 24, 1918 Reval

Held by

1789 – September 14, 1917 Russian Empire de facto
September 14, 1917 – November 7, 1917 Russia de facto
December 6, 1917 – January 24, 1918 Russia de facto
February 24, 1918 – August 5, 1940 Estonia de facto
August 6, 1940 – August 19, 1991 Soviet Union de facto
August 15, 1941 – August 19, 1944 Germany de facto Military occupation
since August 20, 1991 Estonia de facto

Capital of

since February 24, 1918 Estonia

Events here 3

May 13, 1790 Battle of Reval
September 18, 1939 Orzeł incident
April 26–29, 2007 Bronze Night