Old town

For other uses, see Old Town (disambiguation).

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

Egypt

Ethiopia

  • Old Town of Harar, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Ivory Coast

Kenya

Libya

Mali

Morocco

Niger

  • Historic Center of Agadez, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Senegal

  • Historic Center of Saint-Louis, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Tanzania/Zanzibar

Tunisia

Asia and the Pacific

Australia

Bangladesh

Cambodia

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

Myanmar

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

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

See also: Historical quarters of Paris

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

Main article: Altstadt

Other notable/famous old towns include:

Greece

Crete

Attica

Macedonia

Thessaly

Thrace

Epirus

Peloponnese

Ionian Islands

Aegan Islands

Central Greece

Italy

I Borghi più belli d'Italia is an association of small Italian towns of historical interest.

Other notable old towns include:

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Montenegro

Moldova

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

UNESCO World Heritage old towns in Poland:

Other notable old towns include:

Portugal

Romania

Russia

See also: Golden Ring of Russia

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Central Federal District
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

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

Southeastern Anatolia Region

Ukraine

United Kingdom

England

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
  • Old Abyaneh

Iraq

North America

Canada

Quebec

Other

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Mexico

Main article: Pueblos Mágicos

Panama

Puerto Rico

United States

California

Florida

Maryland

New Mexico

New York

Northeastern United States

North Carolina

Tennessee

Virginia

Other US states

South America

Argentina

Brazil

Northeast

Center-West

Southeast

South

Colombia

Ecuador

Uruguay

Other uses

See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Old towns.

References

  1. ^ "Staro jezgro Zrenjanina proglašeno za zaštićenu prostorno kulturno-istorijsku celinu". 17 June 2021. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Neighbourhood: Old Town". Tourism Toronto. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
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