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Tallinn City Facts

GET /tallinn/facts

Key facts about Tallinn: founded 1248, UNESCO Old Town, population, area, coordinates, timezone, e-Residency, free public transport, birthplace of Skype, and more.

Example Requests

Basic usage
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/tallinn/facts

Live Response

{
  "data": {
    "area_km2": 159.2,
    "capital_since": 1918,
    "coordinates": {
      "latitude": 59.437,
      "longitude": 24.754
    },
    "country": "Estonia",
    "currency": "EUR",
    "e_residency": "First country to offer e-Residency digital identity",
    "elevation_m": {
      "avg": 9,
      "max": 64,
      "min": 0
    },
    "first_mentioned": 1219,
    "founded": 1248,
    "interesting_facts": [
      "Most medieval watchtowers of any city in Europe",
      "One of the best-preserved medieval Old Towns in the world",
      "Free public transport for residents since 2013",
      "Free WiFi across the city since 2005",
      "Birthplace of Skype (2003)",
      "First country to hold elections via internet voting (2005)",
      "Tallinn Christmas Market repeatedly voted best in Europe"
    ],
    "language": "Estonian",
    "population": 457000,
    "timezone": "Europe/Tallinn (EET/EEST)",
    "unesco_world_heritage": "Tallinn Old Town (since 1997)",
    "utc_offset": "+2 (winter) / +3 (summer DST)"
  },
  "success": true
}