Võru
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| Founded : | August 21, 1784 | ||
| Coordinates : | 57 ° 51 ′ N , 27 ° 0 ′ E | ||
| Area : | 13.24 km² | ||
| Residents : | 11,859 (2019) | ||
| Population density : | 896 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | EET (UTC + 2) | ||
| Postal code : | 65601-65622 | ||
| Mayor : | Anti Allas | ||
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Võru ( German Werro , Russian Выру ) is a town in Võru County in southeast Estonia with about 12,000 inhabitants. The city is both the economic and administrative center of the Võru County, which has over 33,000 inhabitants. The South Estonian dialect ( Võru language ) is widely spoken in Võru .
history
Võru was founded on August 21, 1784, when the Governor General of Riga signed a decree establishing the new city and determining the city's name. In 1785 city planning was completed. Right angles dominate the historical street network, which like some one-story wooden houses has been preserved to this day.
Culture and sights
Outstanding cultural events are a folklore music festival, which takes place annually in July, as well as concerts at the nearby Tamula Lake .
Attractions
- Monument to Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald , the creator of the Estonian national epic Kalevipoeg , by Amandus Adamson
- Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald Museum (founded 1941)
- Võrumaa Museum : provides an overview of life in Võru County from the Stone Age to the modern age
- Võru Institute for Research into the Dialect of South Estonia
- Katharinenkirche (1793) and the Apostolic Orthodox Church (1806)
Estonia Memorial
The memorial to the 17 inhabitants of the city who perished in the sinking of the Estonia ferry in 1994 is located in the Seminari väljak green area next to the Katharinenkirche ( Katariina kirik ). The sculpture shows a sharply inclined black granite block that "sinks" into the ground. Two joined " praying hands " protrude from the granite block (based on a motif by Albrecht Dürer ). Next to the sculpture is a slender white cross. The memorial was completed in 1996 by the sculptor Mati Karmin and names the 17 dead.
economy
The city was and is a geographically favorable transhipment point for trade with Russia and Latvia .
traffic
The city is located on the important railway line Saint Petersburg - Pskov - Riga and the main road 2 / European route 263 Tallinn - Tartu - Luhamaa . However, rail passenger traffic has been suspended for around ten years, and the city's train station has since been demolished. The distances to the major cities are 253 km to Tallinn and 225 km to Riga. The nearest airport is Tartu, 63 km away.
Sports
The Võru stadium is a football stadium with an athletics facility and the home ground of JK Võru . The facility has a capacity of 1,600 spectators.
Town twinning
Sister cities of Vöru are
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Personalities
- Richard Hausmann (historian) (1842–1918) historian
- Hermann Koch (politician, 1882) (1882–1957) Baltic German politician
- Debora Vaarandi (1916–2007) Estonian poet
- Avo Keel (* 1962), beach volleyball player
- Erki Nool (* 1970), athlete, 2000 Olympic champion in the decathlon, politician and functionary
- Kerttu Rakke (* 1970), writer
- Margus Ader (* 1977), biathlete
- Kaija Vahtra (* 1986), cross-country skier
- Karl-August Tiirmaa (* 1989), ski jumper
- Martti Nõmme (* 1993), ski jumper
gallery
Katharinenkirche
Old fire station Vöru
Vöru, center at night
School in Vöru
literature
- Kurt Miram: Citizens 'and residents' register of the city of Werro 1790 to 1795 . In: Baltic pedigree and family tables. Special issue 18. Cologne 1998. pp. 59–96.
- Guido von Sehrwald: Memories of Alt-Werro . Dorpat 1925.
