Old Town

Old Town
Traditional houses with the Roman Catholic church of the Holy Cross in the background, walled city of Nicosia
A typical street in the old town of Limassol

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Old Town is the typical designation of a historic or original core of a city or town. Although the city may be larger in its present form, many cities have redesignated this part of the city to commemorate its origins after thorough renovations. There are many places throughout the world named Old Town, including:

Argentina

Bangladesh

Bulgaria

Czech Republic

Cyprus

Colombia

Denmark

Dominican Republic

Estonia

  • Old Town (Vanalinn) in Tallinn, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Finland

Georgia

Germany

Greece

  • Old Town in Rhodes, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Kenya

Latvia

Lithuania

Malaysia

Netherlands

Pakistan

Poland

Serbia

Slovakia

Sweden

Ukraine

United Kingdom

England

Scotland

United States

California

Florida

  • Old Town, Florida, a town in Dixie County, not to be confused with the one in Orlando
  • Old Town Fernandina, Fernandina Beach, Florida; the last town in the Western Hemisphere to be platted according to the Spanish "Law of the Indies" in 1811; named for King Ferdinand VII
  • Old Town, Key West, the historic section of the city of Key West, Florida
  • Old Town, an amusement park/shopping center in Orlando, Florida

North Carolina

Tennessee

Other

Uruguay

Other uses

See also

  • Old City (disambiguation)
  • Stare Miasto (disambiguation), "Old Town" in Polish
  • Stari Grad (disambiguation), means "Old Town"

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  • Old Town — Original name in latin Old Town Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/New York longitude 44.93423 latitude 68.64531 altitude 33 Population 7840 Date 2011 05 14 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Old Town, Chicago — Old Town Triangle Historic District U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic district …   Wikipedia

  • Old Town Historic District — may refer to: in the United States (by state then city) Old Town Historic District (Huntsville, Alabama), listed on the NRHP in Alabama Old Town Historic District (Selma, Alabama), listed on the NRHP in Alabama Monterey Old Town Historic District …   Wikipedia

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  • Old Town Transit Center (MTS Transit Center) — Old Town Transit Center Station statistics Address 4005 Taylor Street San Diego, CA 92110 …   Wikipedia

  • Old Town Hall (Bratislava) — Old Town Hall Stará radnica Old Town Hall in Bratislava, Slovakia Former names Régi városháza …   Wikipedia

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