Võru
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| Võru linn Võru |
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| Country |  Estonia |
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| County | Võrumaa | ||
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| - Total | 13.24 km² (5.1 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 14,554 | ||
| - Density | 1,099.2/km² (2,846.9/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
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 Parish.
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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
Laitila, Finland- Iisalmi, Finland
Landskrona, Sweden- Härryda, Sweden
Bad Segeberg, Germany
Alūksne, Latvia
Suwałki, Poland
Chambray-lès-Tours, France
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Võru Town Official website
- Võru Folk Festival
- Võro Institute
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