塔林,是地处波罗的海最内部的芬兰湾的爱沙尼亚共和国首都,旧称列巴尔,人口约42万人。塔林同时也是一座保存得较为完好的中世纪北欧贸易城市。其老城区在1997年时被列入联合国教科文组织《世界遗产名录》。塔林在1219年由丹麦统治。1285年,这里又发展成为汉萨同盟的主要中心。中世纪的塔林是战略上一个重要的据点,也是西欧、北欧与俄国之间贸易的交叉点。塔林老城区历史悠久,风景如画。主要 Tallinn, the capital of the Republic of Estonia in the Gulf of Finland’s innermost Gulf of Finland, formerly known as Leba, has a population of about 420,000. Tallinn is also a well-preserved medieval Nordic trade city. Its Old Town was included in the UNESCO “World Heritage List” in 1997. Tallinn was ruled by Denmark in 1219. In 1285, it has again become a major center of the Hanseatic League. Tallinn in the Middle Ages was strategically an important stronghold and the crossroads of trade between Western and Northern Europe and Russia. Tallinn Old Town has a long history and picturesque scenery. main