Tallinn | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: wikipedia tts
Date: 2019-06-23

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallinn


00:02:17 1 Etymology
00:02:26 1.1 Historical names
00:04:23 1.2 Modern name
00:06:15 2 History
00:12:57 3 Geography
00:14:43 4 Geology
00:16:40 5 Climate
00:21:04 6 Administrative districts
00:22:08 7 Demographics
00:23:14 8 Economy
00:23:49 8.1 Information technology
00:25:07 8.2 Tourism
00:26:16 8.3 Energy
00:26:55 8.4 Finance
00:27:42 8.5 Logistics
00:28:12 8.6 Manufacturing sector
00:28:47 8.6.1 Food processing
00:29:12 8.7 Retail
00:29:49 8.8 Notable headquarters
00:30:53 9 Education
00:31:40 10 Culture
00:31:49 10.1 Museums
00:36:01 10.2 Lauluväljak
00:37:11 10.3 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
00:38:34 10.4 Cuisine
00:41:06 11 Tourism
00:41:45 11.1 Toompea&#160;– Upper Town
00:42:24 11.2 All-linn&#160;– Lower Town
00:42:59 11.3 Kadriorg
00:43:56 11.4 Pirita
00:44:22 11.5 Music culture
00:44:47 12 Transport
00:44:56 12.1 City transport
00:45:38 12.2 Air
00:47:08 12.3 Ferry
00:47:43 12.4 Railroad
00:49:12 12.5 Roads
00:49:45 13 Notable people
00:49:54 13.1 Pre 1900
00:50:04 13.2 1900 to 1930
00:50:23 13.3 1930 to 1950
00:50:32 13.4 1950 to 1970



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Tallinn (; Estonian: [ˈtɑlʲˑinˑ]; names in other languages) is the capital,  primate and the most populous city of Estonia. Located in the northern part of the country, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of 434,562. Administratively a part of Harju maakond (county), Tallinn is a major financial, industrial, cultural, educational and research centre of Estonia. Tallinn is located 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Helsinki, Finland, 320 kilometres (200 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, Russia, and 380 kilometres (240 mi) east of Stockholm, Sweden. It has close historical ties with these three cities. From the 13th century until the first half of the 20th century Tallinn was known in most of the world by its historical German name Reval. 
Tallinn, first mentioned in 1219, received city rights in 1248, but the earliest human settlements date back 5,000 years. The first recorded claim over the land was laid by Denmark in 1219, after a successful raid of Lyndanisse led by king Valdemar II, followed by a period of alternating Scandinavian and Teutonic rulers. Due to its strategic location, the city became a major trade hub, especially from the 14th to the 16th century, when it grew in importance as part of the Hanseatic League. Tallinn's Old Town is one of the best preserved medieval cities in Europe and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Tallinn has the highest number of startups per person among European countries and is a birthplace of many international high technology companies, including Skype and Transferwise. The city is to house the headquarters of the European Union's IT agency. Providing to the global cybersecurity it is the home to the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence.
Tallinn is ranked as a global city and has been listed among the top ten digital cities in the world. The city was a European Capital of Culture for 2011, along with Turku in Finland.