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Estonia uses Eastern European Time (EET) (UTC+02:00) during winter, and Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) (UTC+03:00) during summer. Estonia has observed daylight saving time since 1981. However, it wasn't used in 1989-1996 [citation needed] and 2000–2002. [1] Before autumn 1940, Eastern European Time was used in Estonia.
Tallinn [a] is the capital and most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of about 461,000 (as of 2025) [2] and administratively lies in the Harju maakond (county). Tallinn is the main governmental, financial, industrial, and cultural centre ...
Estonia, [b] officially the Republic of Estonia, [c] is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. [d] It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Russia.
Toompea Castle (Toompea loss). Around 1050, the first fortress was built on Tallinn - Toompea. [3]As an important port for trade between Novgorod and Scandinavia, it became a target for the expansion of the Teutonic Knights and the Kingdom of Denmark during the period of Northern Crusades in the beginning of the 13th century when Christianity was forcibly imposed on the local population.
Third Estonian Song Festival, first time in Tallinn. [3] 1884: 4 June: Blue-black-white tricolor (later the flag of Estonia) of the Estonian Students' Society is blessed at Otepää Church. [3] 1886: Russian language is decreed to be official language of communication in urban and rural administrations in Estonia. [3] 1887
At that time Lasnamäe was mainly known for limestone quarries, as nearly the whole of Medieval Tallinn was built of local limestone. [3] At the end of the 19th century, during the period of industrial expansion, some major factories were set up in Lasnamäe, including the Dvigatel factory, which had 2,260 workers in 1900. [3]
Tallinn is removed from the list of fortress cites, which marks the beginning of Tallinns rapid expansion and becoming a metropol. First baltic singing festival takes place in Tallinn. 1860 - First edition of the Revalsche Zeitung published; 1864 – Kanut Guild Hall built. [6] 1865 - The Gas factory of Tallinn is finished. 1867 – St. John's ...
Türnpu died in Tallinn on April 16, 1927. He is considered one of the most important figures in Estonian choral music. His compositions are still widely performed today, and he is remembered as a gifted composer and conductor who made a significant contribution to Estonian culture. [1] [2]