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Tallinn
Tallinn (historical German and Swedish name: Reval) is the capital city and main seaport of Estonia. It is located on Estonia's north coast to the Baltic Sea, 80 kilometres south of Helsinki.
Etymology
Other historical names of Tallinn include Kolyvan, Lyndanisse (Ledenets), and Reval (Revel), which originates from the 13th century name of the adjacent Estonian county of Revalia (Rävala). The origin of the name "Tallinn(a)" is certain to have been Estonian, however the original meaning of the name is still debated. While it is usually thought to be derived from "Taani-linn(a)" (meaning "Danish-castle/town"), it may also have come from "tali-linna" ("winter-castle/town"), or "talu-linna" ("house/farmstead-castle/town"). The element -linna, like German -burg and Slavic -grad originally meant "castle" but is used as a suffix in the formation of town names.
Tallinna replaced the previously used official name Reval in 1918, when Estonia became independent. In the early 1920s the official spelling of the city name was changed from Tallinna to Tallinn, making the new name notable since Estonian-language placenames generally end with a vowel. However, somewhat confusingly to non-Estonian speakers, the word Tallinna still appears in modern Tallinn as the -a suffix can denote the genitive case (thus Tallinna Lennujaam translates literally as Tallinn's Airport).
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Tallinn
Tallinn (historical German and Swedish name: Reval) is the capital city and main seaport of Estonia. It is located on Estonia's north coast to the Baltic Sea, 80 kilometres south of Helsinki.
Tartu
Tartu (formerly, German and Swedish: Dorpat, Russian: Дерпт (Derpt) or Юрьев (Yuryev)) is the second largest town of Estonia, with a population of 101,297 (as of 2004) and an area of 38.8 km². In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural centre, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 180 km southeast of Tallinn, Tartu is the centre of Southern Estonia. The Emajõgi river, which connects the two largest lakes of Estonia, crosses the city for a length of 10 km.
Sevilla
According to legend, Sevilla was founded by Hercules and its origins are linked with the Tartessian civilisation. It was called Hispalis under the Romans and Isbiliya with the Moors. the highest point in its history was followed the discovery of America.
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