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Siege of Tartu (1224) 1224

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Year1224Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraMedieval (500–1499)derived from year
LocationEstoniaNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictLivonian CrusadeWikidata P361
Coordinates58.3800, 26.7225Wikidata P625

About the battle

The siege of Tartu, or Dorpat, took place in 1224 and resulted in the fall of the last major center of Estonian resistance in the mainland provinces to the Christian conquest of Estonia.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Tartu (1224) (revision 1370745700), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

58.3800, 26.7225 · Estonia

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