Võru

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Võru linn / Võro liin
[[Image:{{{flag}}}|150px|Flag of Võru

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Flag Coat of arms
County Võrumaa
Mayor Ivi Eenmaa
Area 13.24 km²
Population (as of 2004)
 - Density		 14,675
1,108.4/km²
Coordinates 57°51' N 27°00' E
Location of Võru flag=Voru_flag.png
Location of Võru

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Võru (Võro: Võro) is a town and a municipality in south-eastern Estonia. It is the capital of Võru County and the centre of Võru Commune.


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[edit] History

Võru was founded on 21 August 1784, according to the wish of the Empress Catherine II of Russia, by the order of Riga Governor general count George Browne, on the site of the former Võru estate.

[edit] Geography

The town is situated on the shore of Lake Tamula.

[edit] Culture

The Võru Folk Festival takes place every year in Võru.

Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, the author of the Estonian national epic "Kalevipoeg", lived in Võru from 1833 to 1877.

[edit] Twin towns

[edit] See also

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Coat of arms of Võru County Municipalities of Võru County
Urban municipality: Võru
Rural municipalities: Antsla | Haanja | Lasva | Meremäe | Misso | Mõniste | Rõuge | Sõmerpalu | Urvaste | Varstu | Vastseliina | Võru
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