Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn' has mentioned 'Town' in the following places:
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| VanalinnSubdistrict of TallinnVanalinn within the district of Kesklinn (Midtown).CountryEstoniaCountyHarju CountyCityTallinnDistrictKesklinnAreaxc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Total1.1xc2xa0km2 (0.4xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)Populationxc2xa0(01.01.2015[1])xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Total4,437xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Density3,850/km2 (10,000/sqxc2xa0mi) UNESCO World Heritage SiteOfficialxc2xa0nameHistoric Centre (Old Town) of TallinnCriteriaCultural:xc2xa0(ii)(iv)Reference822bisInscription1997 (21st session)Extensions2008Area113xc2xa0ha (280 acres)Bufferxc2xa0zone2,253xc2xa0ha (5,570 acres) | WIKI |
| Vanalinn (Estonian for "Old Town") is a subdistrict (Estonian: asum) in the district of Kesklinn (Midtown), Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. | WIKI |
| The Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn is an exceptionally complete and well-preserved medieval northern European trading city on the coast of the Baltic Sea. | UNESCO |
| The combination of the upper town on the high limestone hill and the lower town at its foot with many church spires forms an expressive skyline that is visible from a great distance both from land and sea. | UNESCO |
| The upper town (Toompea) with the castle and the cathedral has always been the administrative centre of the country, whereas the lower town preserves to a remarkable extent the medieval urban fabric of narrow winding streets, many of which retain their medieval names, and fine public and burgher buildings, including town wall, Town Hall, pharmacy, churches, monasteries, merchantsxe2x80x99 and craftsmenxe2x80x99 guilds, and the domestic architecture of the merchants' houses, which have survived to a remarkable degree. | UNESCO |
| The Outstanding Universal Value of the Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn is demonstrated in its existence as an outstanding, exceptionally complete and well preserved example of a medieval northern European trading city that retains the salient features of this unique form of economic and social community to a remarkable degree. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iv): The town plan and the buildings within it constitute a remarkable reflection of the coexistence of the seat of feudal overlords and a Hanseatic trading centre within the shelter of a common system of walls and fortifications. | UNESCO |
| The boundaries of the inscribed World Heritage property and its buffer zone were modified in 2008 in order to bring the boundaries of the inscribed property in conformity with the boundaries of the Tallinn Old Town Conservation Area, recognized as a national monument in Estonia. | UNESCO |
| now encompasses the upper town (Toompea), the lower town inside the medieval walls, as well as the 17th century historic fortifications surrounding the entire Old Town, and a range of primarily 19th century structures, streetscapes and views, which today form a green area around the medieval city. | UNESCO |
| The town defences have been preserved over large sections at their original length and height, rising to over 15m in places. | UNESCO |
| In addition to architectural continuity, Old Town has retained its traditional use as a living city, hosting domestic, commercial and religious functions, and retaining the upper town as the administrative centre of the country. | UNESCO |
| The authentic setting of the inscribed World Heritage property includes some significant architecture from the late 19th century and early 20th century including theatres and schools as well as a number of exceptional wooden suburbs which form an integral part of the historic, urban fabric round Tallinn Old Town. | UNESCO |
| The Tallinn Old Town conservation area established in 1966 by regulation Nr 360 of the Council of Ministers of the Estonian Socialist Soviet Republic (ESSR), and confirmed in 1996 by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Estonia, was the first conservation area established in the former USSR. | UNESCO |
| Several contemporary legislative and local government documents also complement the protection of the values of Tallinn Old Town and regulate its administration. | UNESCO |
| The Tallinn Old Town Management Committee has been established in 2010 to strengthen cooperation and co-ordination among responsible organizations, NGOs, local community and other stakeholders.It is also responsible for approving, enhancing and monitoring implementation of the comprehensive management plan of the property (scheduled to be finalized by December 2011). | UNESCO |
| The latter plan will replace the xe2x80x9cDevelopment Plan of Tallinn Old Townxe2x80x9d 2008-2013, enacted on 28 August 2008, and give prominence to protecting the Outstanding Universal Value of the property. | UNESCO |