Presentation of E S T O N I A

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PresentationofE S T O N I A
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Let me tell you about

• The Republic of Estonia
• National Emblems
• Population
• Tallinn the Capital

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• The Republic of Estonia
• Estonia is the northernmost and smallest
  of the three Baltic countries, is the eastern
  shores of the Baltic Sea in the north-east of
  Europe.
• It is famous for a land of great natural
  beauty with a long and varied history and rich
  culture.
• Lying between East and West, it has served
  as a junction of international trade routes for
  centuries.

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• To the east, the country borders with
  Russia. Lake Peipsi, which separates Estonia and
  Russia, is the 4th largest freshwater body in
  Europe. Latvia is the countrys neighbour to the
  south. The land borders total 600 km.

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• In the west, the coast of Estonia is
  washed by the Baltic Sea in the north, by the
  Gulf of Finland.
• The length of the coastline is 3,800 km.
  The longest distance east to west is 350 km,
  while north to south Estonia stretches 240 km.

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National Emblems
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Coat of arms

• The lions of the coat of arms
  are the most ancient of Estonia's symbols. They
  have been used since the 13th century, when they
  served as the big coat of arms for the capital
  city, Tallinn.
• Tallinn got these lions from the King of
  Denmark, Waldemar the Second. Various other
  foreign powers came and went, but the three lions
  remained to become the coat of arms for most of
  the Estonian territory.

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National Flag

• The Estonian blue-black-and-whit
  e national flag was originally the flag of the
  Estonian Students Society, located in Otepää
  Church in 1884. Today there is a memorial plaque
  outside the church commemorating the event. The
  Flag Museum, opened in 1996, attracts tourists
  who take an interest in the history of the flag.

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Population

• Today the Estonian population numbers about 1.4
  million.

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T A L L I N N

• Tallinn has wonderful mediaval Old Town
  with the atmosphere of the 14th and 15th
  centuries. Its narrow cobbled streets, medieval
  buildings with various decorative elements draw
  visitors in large number.
• Only a few towns in northen Europe have
  mediaval districts as well preserved in Tallinn.

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• The rest of the capital could be called the
  New Town, dating mainly from the 19th and 20th
  centuries

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• Tallinn is a mixture of the modern and
  the mediaval, where traditions goes hand in hand
  with the most recent trends. Its cross-cultural
  history has given the city a special charm.

Tallinn medieval Town Hall (Raekoda)