Oldtown. See Uuslinn. Sub-district (Asum) and oldest part of the Kesklinn, divided according to source into 4 Wards (Allasum, pl. Allasumid): All-linn and Toompea, along with the rather nebulous Tallinna linnamüür (Tallinn City Wall) and Tallinna muldkindlustusvöönd (earthwork entrenchment zone). The result of this is a bizarre situation where a number of streets (from Aia to Uus) belong to none of the Wards. While they may well be listed under ‘Vanalinn’, the asymmetric Ward organization irritates the neurodivergent who walk among us. I have therefore decided to create a new Ward which I shall call ‘Kolmas Linn’ and will include all Vanalinn streets, squares, belvederes, etc., that are neither Toompea nor All-linn. Tallinn Linnavalitsus, please take note.
Oldest part or Sub-district (Asum) of the Kesklinn, divided according to source into 4 Wards (allasum, pl. allasumid): All-linn and Toompea, along with Tallinna linnamüür (Tallinn City Wall) and Tallinna muldkindlustusvöönd (ring of earthwork entrenchments).
Town center, lit. town heart.
Lit. crown of the land/country/state/duchy/etc., the original MLG lant had a rather loose semantic footprint and there’s little to evidence to pin the tower’s name to a specific origin. Teutonic knights came from across ‘Germany’ and various towns or castles were called Landskron(e). Tower built on the Väike Linnus (small fortress, early 14th C, later to become the Toompea citadel, mid 14th C) along the lines of Pikk Hermann. See also Loewenschede torn.