Great Fire of Tartu 1775

E787939

The Great Fire of Tartu in 1775 was a devastating conflagration that destroyed much of the Estonian city of Tartu, prompting extensive rebuilding and reshaping its urban landscape.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf disaster
historical event
urban fire
affectedCity Tartu NERFINISHED
caused extensive rebuilding of Tartu
reshaping of Tartu’s urban landscape
chronologicallyIn 1770s in Estonia
destroyed large parts of Tartu
wooden buildings in Tartu
documentedIn local historical chronicles of Tartu
studies of Estonian urban history
followedBy reconstruction of Tartu
hasAftermath implementation of fire safety measures in Tartu
rebuilding of central Tartu
reorganization of street layout in Tartu
hasCategory 18th-century fires
disasters in the Russian Empire
fires in Estonia
hasCentury 18th century
hasConsequence changes in building regulations in Tartu
introduction of new urban planning in Tartu
transition from predominantly wooden to more stone construction in Tartu
hasCountry Russian Empire NERFINISHED
hasDate 1775
hasLanguageContext Estonian
German
Russian
hasLocation Baltic region NERFINISHED
Estonia NERFINISHED
Tartu NERFINISHED
hasTypeOfDamage damage to commercial areas
loss of residential buildings
widespread structural destruction
partOf history of Estonia
history of Tartu
relatedTo architectural history of Tartu
history of urban fires in Europe
urban planning in Tartu
significance major turning point in Tartu’s urban development
one of the most destructive fires in Tartu’s history
timePeriod early modern period

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tartu Town Hall significantEvent Great Fire of Tartu 1775