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DSC2710 A drinking well, known as the Cat's Wel on the corner of Rataskaevu and Dunkri in the Old Town of Tallinn,Estonia,Baltic States The well was a main sources of water for the Tallinn residents in medieval times. Stray cats were rounded up and tossed, sometimes live, down the shaft. This practice was so common that the locals started calling this watering hole,Cat's Well. Keywords: Tallinn, Estonia, Tallinn toursim, Tallinn travel, Estonian travel, Estonian tourism, Tallinn Old Town, Cat's Well, Dunkri, Rataskaevu, water well, drinking well, Baltic States
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Photographer: Richard Sowersby
Collection: travel
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DSC2710
Upload Date: 2012-05-27 04:46:40
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A drinking well, known as the Cat's Wel on the

corner of Rataskaevu and Dunkri in the Old Town of Tallinn,Estonia,Baltic States
The well was a main sources of water for the Tallinn residents in medieval times. Stray cats were rounded up and tossed, sometimes live, down the shaft. This practice was so common that the locals started calling this watering hole,Cat's Well.
Keywords: Tallinn, Estonia, Tallinn toursim, Tallinn travel, Estonian travel, Estonian tourism, Tallinn Old Town, Cat's Well, Dunkri, Rataskaevu, water well, drinking well, Baltic States