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The annual Tallinn Day opened Saturday morning with the traditional meet-up of Tallinn Mayor and Prime Minister at the Lühike Jalg gates in the Old Town.

The summer heatwave has taken hold, and with it the increased need for drinking water. At the beginning of June, AS Tallinna Vesi opened public water taps, where you can get clean drinking water free of charge until the end of September.

Tallinna Kiirabi (Tallinn Emergency Medical Service) points out that with the current exceptionally hot weather, people should be very careful in the sun and drink plenty of water.

To commemorate the 700th anniversary of the first mentioning of Tallinn Town Hall, Omniva has issued a postage stamp, which will be presented on Thursday, 4 July at 12 noon at the Town Hall.

With the ongoing heatwave, it is important to remember that higher temperatures require bigger water consumption. There are dozens of public water taps in Tallinn where anyone can get clean drinking water for free.

Tallinn Day will be celebrated for the 21st time on Sunday 15 May, but the first events to mark the city's birthday will take place on Friday 13 May.

To preserve the city's architectural heritage, Tallinn is planning a number of restoration projects this year: the roof of St Catherine's Church of the Dominican Monastery will be restored and restoration will continue on the Skoone bastion and its surroundings as well as on the city wall and the lower walls of the Toompea stronghold and the ruins of the Pirita convent.

In the field of urban planning in Tallinn, the focus for the coming year will be on the strategic plan for urban space and the preparation of a general plan for the City Centre as well as maintaining historical buildings in the historic downtown.

In order to allow for winter maintenance of the streets, this week the flexible traffic posts between the marked bicycle lanes and the main roads will be removed on Endla Street and Kaarli Puiestee.

The Patkuli stairway, connecting the Lower Town of Tallinn with the northern side of the Toompea stronghold, will be closed from Monday 6 June until 27 June due to the restoration works of the Toompea’s lower retaining wall.