Old town explained
In a city or town, the old 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 the old town (sometimes construed as a proper noun and capitalized). This is a list of some famous old towns:
Africa
Algeria
Côte d'Ivoire
Egypt
Ethiopia
- Old Town of Harar, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Kenya
Libya
Mali
Morocco
Niger
Tanzania/Zanzibar
Tunisia
Asia and the Pacific
Australia
Bangladesh
China
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
East China
Southwestern China
Northwestern China
- Qingmuchuan Ancient Town
- Old Town of Kashgar
South Central China
Northeast China
Fiji
India
Indonesia
Japan
See also: Groups of Traditional Buildings.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Chūbu
Chūgoku
Kansai
Kantō
Kyushu
Shikoku
- Yokaichi Merchant District
- Kasashima Port Town
Tōhoku
Malaysia
Nepal
New Zealand
Pakistan
Philippines
Philippines as the former colony of Spain has numerous heritage structures, most notably in:
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Europe
Austria
See main article: Altstadt.
UNESCO World Heritage old towns in Austria:
Other notable/famous old towns include:
Armenia
Albania
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
The equivalent of "Old Town" in French is vieille ville, although the more formal centre historique ("historical center") is usually written on road signs.
UNESCO World Heritage old towns in France:
Other notable/famous old towns include:
Georgia
Germany
See main article: Altstadt.
Other notable/famous old towns include:
Greece
Crete
Attica
Macedonia
Thessaly
Thrace
Epirus
Peloponnese
Ionian Islands
Aegan Islands
Central Greece
Italy
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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
Kosovo
Latvia
Lithuania
Montenegro
Netherlands
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.
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
See also: Golden Ring of Russia.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Central Federal District
- Historic center of Moscow and Moscow Kremlin
- Historic center of Tula and Tula Kremlin
- Historic center of Tver
- Old Town of Tutayev, historic settlement of federal importance
- Old Town of Kolomna, historic settlement of federal importance
- Old Town of Smolensk, historic settlement of federal importance
- Old Town of Ostashkov, historic settlement of federal importance
- Old Town of Toropets, historic settlement of federal importance
- Old Town of Yelets, historic settlement of federal importance
- Old Town of Torzhok, historic settlement of federal importance
- Old Town of Gorokhovets, historic settlement of federal importance
- Old Town of Galich, historic settlement of federal importance
- Old Town of Kineshma, historic settlement of federal importance
- Old Town of Plyos, historic settlement of federal importance
- Old Town of Shuya, historic settlement of federal importance
- Old Town of Krapivna, historic settlement of federal importance
- Old Town of Zaraysk, historic settlement of federal importance
- Old Town of Kasimov, historic settlement of federal importance
- Old Town of Yegoryevsk
- Old Town of Kaluga
- Old Town of Rybinsk
- Old Town of Zvenigorod and Zvenigorod Kremlin
- Old Town of Dmitrov
- Old Town of Sergiyev Posad
- Old Town of Bezhetsk
- Old Town of Kalyazin
- Old Town of Myshkin
- Old Town of Buy
- Old Town of Palekh
- Old Town of Yuryevets
- Old Town of Gus-Khrustalny
- Old Town of Serpukhov and Serpukhov Kremlin
- Old Town of Borovsk
- Old Town of Tarusa
- Old Town of Belyov
- Old Town of Skopin
- Old Town of Pronsk
- Old Town of Kadom
- Old Town of Oryol
- Old Town of Ostrogozhsk
- Old Town of Roslavl
- Old Town of Vyazma
- Golden Ring of Russia
Volga Federal District
Northwestern Federal District
Southern Federal District
North Caucasian Federal District
Ural Federal District
Siberian Federal District
- Historic center of Tomsk, historic settlement of federal importance
- Historic center of Irkutsk, historic settlement of federal importance
- Historic center of Krasnoyarsk
- Historic center of Omsk
- Old Town of Yeniseysk, historic settlement of federal importance
Far Eastern Federal District
Serbia
- Stari Grad, a neighborhood in Novi Sad
- Petrovaradin suburb
- Stari Grad, Sremski Karlovci - Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importance
- Stari Grad, Kikinda - Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importance
- Stari Grad, Zrenjanin - Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importance[1]
- Stari Grad, Bečej - Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importance
- Stari Grad, Sombor - Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importance
- Stari Grad, Pančevo - Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importance
- Stari Grad, Subotica - Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importance
- Stari Grad, Sremska Mitrovica - Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importance
- Stari Grad, Zemun - Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importance
- Stari Grad, a municipality in Belgrade
- Stara čaršija, Grocka, Belgrade - Two quarters of Old City are a Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importance
- Tešnjar, Valjevo - Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importance
- Stara čaršija, Novi Pazar - Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importance
- Stari Grad, a municipality in Kragujevac
- Stari Grad, the remains of a fort in Užice
- Stari Grad, Ivanjica - Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importance
- Stari Grad, Negotin - Cultural Heritage of Extraordinary importance
Slovakia
Spain
Other notable/famous old towns include:
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
UNESCO
- Istanbul, Historic Peninsula (Fatih district), UNESCO World Heritage site
- Bursa, Historic city center, UNESCO World Heritage site
- Cumalıkızık, UNESCO World Heritage site
- Safranbolu, UNESCO World Heritage site
Aegan region
Black Sea Region
Central Anatolia Region
Eastern Anatolia Region
Marmara Region
Mediterranean Region
- Antalya, Historic city district (Kaleiçi)
- Adana, Historic city district (Tepebağ)
Southeastern Anatolia Region
- Gaziantep, Historic city district (Bey Mahallesi)
Ukraine
United Kingdom
England
- UNESCO World Heritage old towns in England:
- Old Town, Barnsley
- Old Town, Chard
- Old Town, Croydon
- Old Town, hamlet near Mansergh, Cumbria
- Old Town, Eastbourne
- Old Town, Hastings
- Old Town, Isles of Scilly
- Old Town, Kingston upon Hull
- Old Town, hamlet near Otterburn, Northumberland
- Old Town, Southampton, a district of the city of Southampton
- Old Town, Swindon
- Old Town, West Yorkshire
Scotland
Wales
- Holyhead Old Town, a townscape heritage conservation area with the best surviving Roman Fort in Wales
Overseas territories
Middle East
Israel and Palestine
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Yemen
Iran
- Historical Center in Yazd, UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Historical Center in Isfahan, UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Historical City of Masuleh
- Historical City of Meybod
Iraq
North America
Canada
Quebec
Other
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Mexico
- Historic center of Mexico City, Mexico City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Guanajuato City, Guanajuato, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Morelia, Michoacán, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Zacatecas City, Zacatecas, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Queretaro City, Querétaro
- Campeche City, Campeche, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Tlacotalpan, Veracruz, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Panama
Puerto Rico
United States
California
Florida
Northeastern USA
North Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Other US states
- Old Town Scottsdale, Arizona
- Old Town, Augusta, Georgia
- Old Town, Chicago, Illinois
- Old Town, Indiana
- Old Town, Wichita, Kansas
- Olde Towne Gaithersburg, Maryland
- Old Town Lansing, Michigan
- Old Town Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Old Town, Staten Island, New York
- Old Town Chinatown, Portland, Oregon
South America
Argentina
Brazil
Northeast
Center-West
Southeast
South
Colombia
Ecuador
Uruguay
Other uses
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Staro jezgro Zrenjanina proglašeno za zaštićenu prostorno kulturno-istorijsku celinu . 17 June 2021 . 13 September 2021 . 13 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210913182737/https://ilovezrenjanin.com/vesti-zrenjanin/staro-jezgro-zrenjanina-proglaseno-za-zasticenu-prostorno-kulturno-istorijsku-celinu/ . live .
- Web site: Neighbourhood: Old Town . Tourism Toronto . September 6, 2016 . 18 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160918085322/http://www.seetorontonow.com/explore-neighbourhoods/old-town . live .
