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This is the overview article of the history of Tallinn, Estonia. For the timeline, see Timeline of Tallinn
Revala (county) pre-1219
Kingdom of Denmark 1219–1227
Livonian Brothers of the Sword 1227–1237
Livonian Order 1237–1238
Kingdom of Sweden 1561–1710
Tsardom of Russia (Muscovy) 1710–1721
Russian Empire 1721–1917
Russian Republic 1917
Russian Soviet Republic 1917–1918
Republic of Estonia 1918
German occupation 1918
Soviet occupation 1940-1941
German occupation 1941–1944
Soviet occupation 1944–1990
The first archaeological traces of a small hunter-fisherman community's presence[1] in what is now Tallinn's city centre are about 5,000 years old. The comb ceramic pottery found on the site dates to about 3000 BCE and corded ware pottery around 2500 BCE.[2]
- ^ "Villu Kadakas: pringlikütid Vabaduse väljakul". 25 April 2009.
- ^ Alas, Askur. "The mystery of Tallinn's Central Square" (in Estonian). EE. Archived from the original on 5 November 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2008.