Fire, flood or disaster · 1571
Plague out of the town pharmacy
In 1570 and 1571 Tallinn was besieged by Duke Magnus, the 'King of Livonia', and his Muscovite allies. A pestilence broke out in the town on St Martin's Day 1570 and lasted through the winter into spring, striking townspeople, peasants in Harju county and the besiegers alike. Then, around 25 July 1571, plague began. The chronicler Balthasar Russow wrote that it started in the town pharmacy. That let him claim that God wanted to show that medicines are no help against plague, war and dear times. In 1577, after the next Russian siege, disease struck the town again from Lent until late June. The pin marks the Town Hall Pharmacy, the old town pharmacy on the square.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
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Aastatel 1570 ja 1571 piiras Tallinna Liivimaa kuningas Magnus koos Moskva vägedega. Mardipäeval 1570 puhkes linnas taud, mis kestis läbi talve kevadeni ning tabas linlasi, Harjumaa talurahvast ja ka piirajaid. 1571. aasta 25. juuli paiku algas katk. Kroonik Balthasar Russow kirjutas, et see sai alguse linna apteegist. See lubas tal väita, et Jumal tahtis näidata, et rohud ei aita katku, sõja ega kalli aja vastu. 1577. aastal, pärast järgmist Vene piiramist, tabas linna taas taud, mis kestis paastuajast Peetri ja Pauli päevani. Märk on platsil asuva vana linnaapteegi, Raeapteegi juures.
Source: Estonian Wikipedia: 1571. aasta Tallinna katk; Balthasar Russow's chronicle. ↗