View of Toompea hill from the tower of St. Olaf's church.
Toompea (from German: Domberg, "Cathedral Hill") is a limestone hill in the central part of the city of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The hill is an oblong tableland, which measures about 400 by 250 metres, has an area of 7 hectares (17 acres) and is about 20–30 metres higher than the surrounding areas. In folklore the hill is known as the tumulus mound over the grave of Kalev, erected in his memory by his grieving wife.
The history of Toompea is closely linked to the history of rulers and power in Estonia.[1] Today Toompea is the center of the Government of Estonia and the Riigikogu (parliament), both of which are often simply referred to as Toompea.[2] The location of the Riigikogu is the Toompea Castle, situated in the southwestern corner of the hill and topped by the Tall Hermann tower. The flag on the top of the tower is one of the best-known symbols in Estonia of the government in force.[3]
Toompea is part of the Tallinn Old Town UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Toompea (from German: Domberg, "Cathedral Hill") is a limestone hill in the central part of the city of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The hill is an...
Toompea castle (Estonian: Toompea loss) is a medieval castle on Toompea hill in the central part of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. In modern times,...
AD, a fortress was built in what is now central Tallinn, on the hill of Toompea. As an important port on a major trade route between Novgorod and western...
around 2500 BCE. Around 1050, the first fortress was built on Tallinn - Toompea. As an important port for trade between Novgorod and Scandinavia, it became...
'the Tall Hermann'; German: Langer Hermann) is a tower of the Toompea Castle, on Toompea (Domberg) hill in Tallinn (Reval), the capital of Estonia. The...
Soviet flag was taken down permanently from the Pikk Hermann tower of the Toompea Castle in the capital city Tallinn. It was replaced with the blue-black-white...
threshold (2%) was used. The sessions of the Riigikogu take place in the Toompea Castle, where a new building in an unusual Expressionist style was erected...
vabaduse muuseum Vabamu) in Tallinn, Estonia, is located at the corner of Toompea St. and Kaarli Blvd. It was opened on July 1, 2003, and is dedicated to...
(Estonian: Stenbocki maja) is a prominent neo-classical building located on Toompea hill, Tallinn. It is the official seat of the Government of Estonia. The...
with the Treaty of Stensby in 1238. The Danes built the Toompea Castle (Castrum Danorum) on Toompea Hill in Tallinn, which quickly became the biggest settlement...
Petseri (Pechory), 1776-onwards, annexed to the Russian SFSR in 1945. Toompea, 1248/1265/1288–1785, 1796–1878, merged with Tallinn; Vana-Pärnu, 1251–1617...
meaning "Danish Castle" and now "Danish Town" in Estonian, named after the Toompea Castle, which Denmark controlled in 1219–1227, 1238–1332 and in 1340–1346...
evading authorities by jumping from the Kohtuotsa viewing platform on Toompea hill. He was arrested again after 87 days and sentenced to 15 years in...
the town centre. There were no injuries as people were in church. 1684 – Toompea (part of modern Tallinn), a fire destroyed most of the hilltop-town. 1689 –...
back to 1319. In 1684, the school was destroyed in the large fire in the Toompea area. The construction of a new school building was completed seven years...
1995. The newly elected 101 members of the 8th Riigikogu assembled at Toompea Castle in Tallinn within ten days of the election. The governing parties...
Laiuse Castle Pärnu Castle Põltsamaa Castle Purtse Castle Tarvastu Castle Toompea Castle Vastseliina Castle Viljandi Castle Also See: Castles in Estonia...
Skanderborg n/a n/a Stadion Himmelbjerget Nakskov Estonia TALLINN n/a TOOMPEA n/a n/a n/a Pirita klooster ÜMBERSÕIT Finland HELSINKI HELSINGFORS LAPPEENRANTA...
1999. The newly elected 101 members of the 9th Riigikogu assembled at Toompea Castle in Tallinn within ten days of the election. The elections proved...
Estonia. 5,000 BCE - The sea still reaches the foot of the cliffs of Toompea 3,000 BCE - First signs of a settlement in Tallinn. ca. 750 BCE - fortified...
wrote back then that Estonian forces seized the government buildings in Toompea and ordered the German forces to leave, but according to a later publication...
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