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Alexandria · MMXXVIExplicit colophon · 2026

Place

Tallinn

Also known as

Castrum Danorum
i-Tallinn
Kolywan
Kolywan
Kolõvan
Lindanisa

Image illustrating Tallinn — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Tallinnsee Wikimedia Commons

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Connected to

in countryRussian Empire1721 CE
birthplace ofAndreas von Antropoff1878 CE
birthplace ofAtko Viru1932 CE
place of death ofDmitri Bruns1929 CE
birthplace ofDmitri Kulikov1977 CE
birthplace of · place of death ofEdgar Puusepp1911 CE
birthplace of · place of death ofErnst Joll1902 CE
birthplace ofEva Paalma1994 CE
place of death ofFerdinand Eisen1914 CE
birthplace ofHannes Astok1964 CE

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