Stralsund in Germany, an old town designated aWorld Heritage Site byUNESCO . European old towns are often recognizable by their density, small alleys and buildings of different eras.The medieval old town ofPorvoo on thePorvoonjoki river, Finland Traditional houses, with the Roman CatholicChurch of the Holy Cross in the background, in the walled city ofNicosia , Cyprus A street in the old town ofLimassol , Cyprus Historical centre ofVerona , Italy In a city or town, theold town is its historic or original core. Although the city is usually larger in its present form, many cities have redesignated this part of the city to commemorate its origins. In some cases, newer developments on the periphery of the original settlement may have become the town's principal commercial and/or residential hub, leaving the historic "old town" as a secondary focus. There are many places throughout the world referred to as theold town (sometimes construed as a proper noun and capitalized). This is a list of some famous old towns:
Old Town ofHarar , UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Center ofAgadez , UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Center ofSaint-Louis , UNESCO World Heritage Site Asia and the Pacific [ edit ] Old Town of Lijiang UNESCO World Heritage Sites [ edit ] Old Town of Qibao Street in the Dali Ancient City Street in the Old Town of Kashgar South Central China [ edit ] Fenghuang Ancient Town Streets of Jodhpur, India The Stadhuis is an old building in Jakarta Old Town Keraton Kanoman is one of the oldest buildings in the historic town of Cirebon Old Kyoto UNESCO World Heritage Sites [ edit ] Post town of Narai View on Ouchijuku from above Yokaichi Merchant DistrictKasashima Port Town Old Town of Ipoh Oamaru historic district Philippines as the former colony of Spain has numerous heritage structures, most notably in:
Old town (Bukchon Hanok Village ) inSeoul Rank ofSino-Portuguese shophouses on both sides of the road inPhraeng Phuthon ofSam Phraeng within Rattanakosin Island Old Town Salzburg across the Salzach river UNESCOWorld Heritage old towns in Austria Other notable/famous old towns include
Abovyan street in the Old Town of Gyumri A view of Gjirokaster Old houses in the Inner city of Baku Bosnia and Herzegovina [ edit ] Town Hall square in the Old Town of Tallinn The Old Town ofAlbi , a UNESCO World Heritage site The old city ofBesançon and the meander of the Doubs River The equivalent of "Old Town" in French isvieille ville , although the more formalcentre historique ("historical center") is usually written on road signs.
UNESCOWorld Heritage old towns Other notable French old towns include Old town (Altstadt ) ofRegensburg inBavaria , aWorld Heritage site Hanseatic old town ofLübeck , aerial view Old town ofQuedlinburg Wittenberg duringLuthers Hochzeit festivalOld town ofWürzburg Other notable/famous old towns include:
A street in the Old Town of Corfu A street in Plaka, Athens A view of Monemvasia from above Street in Mykonos Old town ofSiena Historic Centre ofRome Venice as seen from the airOld town ofUrbino Genoa Vernazza, one of the towns ofCinque Terre in Liguria, Italy Skyline ofAssisi I Borghi più belli d'Italia is an association of small Italian towns of historical interest.
Other notable old towns include:
Northern Italy Central Italy Southern Italy Vecrīga Canal houses in Amsterdam The standard term for 'Old Town' in the Netherlands is "binnenstad", which translates as "innercity", i.e. in city on the inside of the city walls.
Wawel Royal Castle inKraków Old town inToruń Warsaw's Old Town Market PlaceMarket Square inZamość Gdańsk Wrocław Old Town UNESCO World Heritage old towns in Poland:
Other notable old towns include:
The embankment along the Moyka river, St. Petersburg UNESCO World Heritage Sites [ edit ] Central Federal District [ edit ] Overview of the Old Town of Rostov ‡ indicates historic settlements of federal importance.
Volga Federal District [ edit ] Street in the Old Town of Kazan Northwestern Federal District [ edit ] Ensemble of Pskov Kremlin Southern Federal District [ edit ] Astrakhan Kremlin North Caucasian Federal District [ edit ] Street in Vladikavkaz Ural Federal District [ edit ] Tobolsk Kremlin Siberian Federal District [ edit ] Historical center of Tomsk Historic center ofTomsk , historic settlement of federal importance Historic center ofIrkutsk , historic settlement of federal importance Historic center ofKrasnoyarsk Historic center ofOmsk Old Town ofYeniseysk , historic settlement of federal importance Far Eastern Federal District [ edit ] A street in Old Vladivostok Stari Grad , a neighborhood inNovi Sad Petrovaradin suburbStari Grad ,Sremski Karlovci - Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importanceStari Grad ,Kikinda - Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importanceStari Grad ,Zrenjanin - Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importance[ 1] Stari Grad ,Bečej - Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importanceStari Grad ,Sombor - Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importanceStari Grad ,Pančevo - Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importanceStari Grad ,Subotica - Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importanceStari Grad ,Sremska Mitrovica - Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importanceStari Grad ,Zemun - Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importanceStari Grad , amunicipality inBelgrade Stara čaršija ,Grocka ,Belgrade - Two quarters of Old City are a Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importanceTešnjar ,Valjevo - Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importanceStara čaršija ,Novi Pazar - Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importanceStari Grad , a municipality inKragujevac Stari Grad , the remains of a fort inUžice Stari Grad ,Ivanjica - Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importanceStari Grad ,Negotin - Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importanceOld Town ofPrizren Old Bazaar ofĐakovica UNESCOWorld Heritage old towns in Spain Other notable/famous old towns include:
Old Town of Safranbolu, UNESCO World Heritage site Istanbul , Historic Peninsula (Fatih district), UNESCO World Heritage siteBursa , Historic city center, UNESCO World Heritage siteCumalıkızık , UNESCO World Heritage siteSafranbolu , UNESCO World Heritage siteOld Şirince Central Anatolia Region [ edit ] Eastern Anatolia Region [ edit ] Old Houses in Ankara Mediterranean Region [ edit ] An overview of the Old Town of Mardin Southeastern Anatolia Region [ edit ] UNESCO World Heritage old towns in England: Old Town, Barnsley Old Town, Chard Old Town, Croydon Old Town, hamlet nearMansergh, Cumbria Old Town,Eastbourne Old Town, Hastings Old Town, Isles of Scilly Old Town,Kingston upon Hull Old Town, hamlet nearOtterburn, Northumberland Old Town, Southampton , a district of the city of SouthamptonOld Town,Swindon Old Town, West Yorkshire Holyhead Old Town, a townscape heritage conservation area with the best surviving Roman Fort in WalesOverseas territories [ edit ] Israel and Palestine [ edit ] Old City ofJerusalem Historic houses of Jeddah Old Town of Sana'a Overview of Masuleh Historical Center inYazd , UNESCO World Heritage Site Historical Center inIsfahan , UNESCO World Heritage Site Historical City ofMasuleh Historical City ofMeybod OldAbyaneh Historic center of Mexico City ,Mexico City , a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site Guanajuato City ,Guanajuato , a UNESCO World Heritage SiteMorelia ,Michoacán , a UNESCO World Heritage SiteOaxaca City ,Oaxaca , a UNESCO World Heritage SiteZacatecas City ,Zacatecas , a UNESCO World Heritage SiteQueretaro City ,Querétaro Campeche City ,Campeche , a UNESCO World Heritage SiteTlacotalpan ,Veracruz , a UNESCO World Heritage SiteSan Miguel de Allende , Guanajuato, a UNESCO World Heritage SitePainted Ladies in San FranciscoNortheastern United States [ edit ] Historic center ofBoston (North End ,Back Bay andBeacon Hill ), Massachusetts Historic center ofPhiladelphia (Chestnut Hill ,Old City ), Pennsylvania OldPortsmouth, New Hampshire OldBurlington, Vermont OldNew Haven, Connecticut OldPortland, Maine Old TownJersey City, New Jersey Old TownSalem, Massachusetts New Castle, Delaware Old Town Scottsdale , ArizonaOld Town Fort Collins , ColoradoOld Town, Augusta , GeorgiaOld Town, Chicago , IllinoisOld Town, Indiana Old Town, Wichita ,Kansas Old Town Lansing , MichiganOld Town Chinatown , Portland, OregonFairhaven , the oldest part ofBellingham, Washington Historic center of Salvador Pátio do Colégio (left) and surrounding historic buildings in São PauloKohn, Marek (2023).The Stories Old Towns Tell: a journey through cities at the heart of Europe . New Haven & London: Yale University Press.ISBN 978-0-300-26784-6 Old towns at Wikimedia CommonsIndex of articles associated with the same name
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