Elva
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 Estonia
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 Tartu
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| Coordinates : | 58 ° 14 ' N , 26 ° 25' E | ||
| Area : | 9.92 km² | ||
| Residents : | 5,762 (2006) | ||
| Population density : | 581 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | EET (UTC + 2) | ||
| License plate : | T | ||
| Community type: | former municipality | ||
| Mayor : | Reno Laidre | ||
| Postal address : | Kesk 32 61507 Elva |
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Elva is a small Estonian town in Tartu County . Until 2017 it formed an independent municipality, since then it has belonged to the rural municipality of Elva .
Landscape image
In Elva there are forest-like parks and nature reserves (40% of the urban area), two lakes and a river, the Elva River (est. Elva jõgi ).
history
In 1889, a train station was built on the Tartu - Valga railway, which was named after the Elva River. Until then there were only a few farms and a post office on the site. A settlement was built at the train station over the next few decades.
On June 1, 1923 Elva received local rights, and its administration planned many tourist facilities. In 1934 Elva became a climatic health resort. Already in 1938 the place got the city rights.
In 1940 the first Soviet occupation took place.
During the German occupation of Estonia in 1941, a temporary power vacuum developed in Elva; Estonian militiamen, so-called forest brothers , freed Elva from the Soviet occupation. On July 10, 1941, the postmaster began to overstamp existing Soviet stamps and postcard forms with an EESTI POST hand stamp . This was done with the consent of the local militia and was intended to underline Estonian independence. However, by order of the German occupying power, the sale was stopped on August 12, 1941, as the continuation of Estonian independence was not planned.
From 1950 to 1962 Elva was the center of a district of the Estonian SSR .
| year | 1959 | 1970 | 1979 | 1989 | 2008 1 |
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| Residents | 4800 | 6365 | 6358 | 6325 | 6258 |
1 As of January 1st; Source: Elva Official Website
Sports
As part of the Worldloppet , the Ski- Tartu Maraton takes place here over 63 kilometers from Otepää to Elva.
Town twinning
Elva is twinned with Perniö and Kempele in Finland and Kristinehamn in Sweden.
sons and daughters of the town
- Urmas Kruuse (* 1965), politician
- Ago Markvardt (* 1969), Soviet-Estonian skier ( Nordic combined )
- Caspar Austa (* 1982), mountain bike and road cyclist
- Priit Viks (* 1982), biathlete
- Kauri Kõiv (born 1983), biathlete
- Kalle Kriit (* 1983), racing cyclist
- Luisa Värk (* 1987), singer
- Kerli (* 1987), singer
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Estonian Philatelist ( Memento of the original dated August 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ Uudised ja teated ( Estonian ) Elva vald. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
