| Võru Võro (Võro) |
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| Location of Võru | |||
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| Country | Estonia | ||
| County | Võru County | ||
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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; German: Werro) 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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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.
The town is situated on the shore of Lake Tamula.
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.
European route E263 is the main connection with the rest of Estonia. Other roads connect Võru with Põlva, Räpina, Antsla and Valga. Currently inactive Valga–Pechory railway passes through Võru.
Võru is twinned with:
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Moses Wolf Goldberg, chemist, lived in Võru as a child.
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