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Tallinn
59.43° N, 24.73° E
- Population
- 394,024
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 6
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 6 cities of Estonia in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Estonia, so this is not a national ranking.
- Elevation
- 28 m
- Elevation above sea level from Wikidata (P2044), rounded to the metre. A city whose sources give two different elevations shows no row.
- Area
- 159 km²
- Total area from Wikidata (P2046). Where two statements differ by less than half a percent the smaller is shown; a larger disagreement (land area against total area, say) shows no row.
- Administrative unit
- Tallinn
- The administrative unit Wikidata files this city under (P131), one level below the state. The state itself is shown on its own row and is not repeated here; a city filed under more than three units shows no row at all.
- Time zone
- Europe/Tallinn
Traveler brief
Only what this atlas can source — no hours, prices, visas or safety advice.
Practical bearings for Tallinn, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Tallinn have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The Old Estonian term "tan-linn", meaning "Danish fort", gave Tallinn its name, referring to Danish King Valdemar II founding the city in 1219.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person
