Knight Street (Tallinn)
The Ritterstraße ( Estonian Rüütli tänav ) is a street in the Estonian capital Tallinn ( German Reval ).
It runs from the intersection of Raderstraße (Estonian: Rataskaevu tänav ), Nikolaistraße ( Niguliste tänav ) and Kurzem Toomberg ( Lühike jalg ) in the north for about 170 meters to the south. There it turns to the east and then runs for another 100 meters in an easterly direction to the transition to Mauerstraße ( Müürivahe tänav ), where there is an intersection with Schmiedestraße ( Harju tänav ), which runs from north to south .
At the northeast end of the Ritterstraße there is the Nikolaikirche and the Kelch-Linde . The St. Michael Church is in the southern part . The buildings at Ritterstrasse 2 , 12 and 12a date back to the 15th century and are listed as historical monuments .
From the 14th century on, there was an important foundry in Ritterstraße, where weapons were made and bells were also cast.
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Coordinates: 59 ° 26 ′ 5.1 " N , 24 ° 44 ′ 31.5" E