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Tallinn, Estonia
The port city of TALLINN, Estonia's compact capital, has been shaped by nearly a millennium of outside influence. Its name, derived from the
Estonian for "Danish Fort" (taani linnus), is a reminder of the fact that the city was founded by the Danes at the beginning of the thirteenth
century, and since that time political control has nearly always been in the hands of foreigners. The Germans have undoubtedly had the most
lasting influence on the city; Tallinn was one of the leading cities of the Hanseatic League, the German-dominated association of Baltic trading
cities, and for centuries it was known to the outside world by its German name, Reval. Even when Estonia was ruled by the kings of Sweden
and the tsars of Russia, the city's public life was controlled by the German nobility, and its commerce run by German merchants. Today
reminders of foreign rule abound in the streets of Tallinn, where each of the city's one-time rulers have left their mark.
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The port city of TALLINN, Estonia's compact capital, has been shaped by nearly a millennium of outside influence. Its name, derived from the
Estonian for "Danish Fort" (taani linnus), is a reminder of the fact that the city was founded by the Danes at the beginning of the thirteenth
century, and since that time political control has nearly always been in the hands of foreigners. The Germans have undoubtedly had the most
lasting influence on the city; Tallinn was one of the leading cities of the Hanseatic League, the German-dominated association of Baltic trading
cities, and for centuries it was known to the outside world by its German name, Reval. Even when Estonia was ruled by the kings of Sweden
and the tsars of Russia, the city's public life was controlled by the German nobility, and its commerce run by German merchants. Today
reminders of foreign rule abound in the streets of Tallinn, where each of the city's one-time rulers have left their mark.
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