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Tartu

Administration
Full nameTartu
Settlement typeCity
MottoHeade mõtete linn (city of good thoughts)
CountryEstonia
CountyTartu County
First settled5th century AD
First mentioned1030
Named forTaara or tarvas (Aurochs)
Government
MayorUrmas Kruuse
Geography
Total Area15 sq mi (38.9 km2)
Land Area14.6 sq mi (37.8 km2)
Water Area0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Elevation188 ft (57.3 m)
Highest Elevation259 ft (78.9 m)
Demography
Total Population103284 (2010)
Density (pop.)2537.3/km2 (6573.4/sq mi)
Ethnicity
Estonians80%
Russians15%
other5%
Other information
Time zoneEET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)EEST (UTC+3)

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Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the city is the centre of southern Estonia. The Emajõgi river, which connects the two largest lakes of Estonia, crosses Tartu. The city is served by Tartu Airport.

Historical names of the town include Tarbatu, an Estonian fortress founded in the 5th century, Yuryev ( ) named c. 1030 by Yaroslav I the Wise, and Dorpat as first known by the German crusaders in the 13th century.

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At 16.1%, Ida-Viru County Worst for Unemployment - ERR News Tweet this news
ERR News---...- when taking into account the fact that Ida-Viru is has the largest economic turnover in the country after Harju and -Tartu- Counties, rus.err.ee reported. ... - Date : Fri, 12 Nov 2010 07:40:53 GMT+00:00
airBaltic to temporarily exclude Estonia from sales campaigns - Baltic Business News Tweet this news
Baltic Business News--The airline said that its upcoming sales campaigns will temporarily exclude flights from Tallinn and -Tartu- until airBaltic receives clear guidelines from ... - Date : Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:40:21 GMT+00:00
Aviation Entering Up Phase, Say Experts - ERR News Tweet this news
ERR News--Estonian Air will start flying between -Tartu- and Tallinn in February. Easyjet will add Liverpool in the spring. New market entrants include Blue 1, ... - Date : Wed, 10 Nov 2010 08:15:21 GMT+00:00
Tourist numbers in Estonia up 11% over a year - Baltic Business News Tweet this news
Baltic Business News--22% of domestic tourists stayed in the accommodation establishments of Harju county, 13% in Pärnu county and 11% in -Tartu- county. ... - Date : Wed, 10 Nov 2010 08:02:39 GMT+00:00
Creating a biotech sector - Science Business Tweet this news
Science Business--The Estonian Genome Centre, located in -Tartu-, is one proof of this. It will shortly complete one of Estonia's flagship life sciences projects, ... - Date : Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:09:11 GMT+00:00
Activists Protest at Moscow Embassy over Genocide Case - ERR News Tweet this news
ERR News---...- at the Estonian embassy in Moscow against the trial of former state official Väino Pehk (82) who stands accused of genocide in -Tartu- County Court. ... - Date : Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:55:10 GMT+00:00
Academy of Sciences Student Awards Announced - ERR News Tweet this news
ERR News--First prizes went to four students from the University of -Tartu- and one from Tallinn University. The second prize was was similarly awarded to five students ... - Date : Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:50:18 GMT+00:00
Rise of Right-Wing Extremists Unlikely, Say Experts - ERR News Tweet this news
ERR News---Tartu--based political science experts say there is no reason to expect a rise of right-wing extremists in Estonia similar to the one seen in other European ... - Date : Mon, 01 Nov 2010 08:57:45 GMT+00:00
The Adventure of Teaching Estonian in China - Estonian Free Press Tweet this news
Estonian Free Press--Right while Tallinn was busy celebrating the opening of the first Confucius Institute in Tallinn University, Katrin Janese, former lecturer in -Tartu- ... - Date : Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:22:44 GMT+00:00
Ilves: Tartu and Tallinn universities must stand together - The Baltic Course Tweet this news
The Baltic Course--There's no need for Estonia to compare -Tartu- teachers against Tallinn or vice versa. To remain competitive within this reference system, the universities of ... - Date : Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:26:37 GMT+00:00

Modern era :
Nationality Number Percentage
Total 102,414 100%
Estonians 82,268 80.3%
Russians 15,998 15.6%
Ukrainians 1,214 1.2%
Finns 1,084 1.1%
Belorussians 491 0.5%
Jews 141 0.1%
Poles 140 0.1%
Germans 124 0.1%
Latvians 109 0.1%
Lithuanians 91 0.1%
Tatars 81 0.1%
Others 673 0.7%

Modern era :
Year Population
1881 29,974
1897 42,308
1922 50,342
1934 58,876
1959 74,263
1970 90,459
1979 104,381
1989 113,320
1995 104,874
2000 101,241
2005 101,483
2006 101,740
2007 101,965

Twin towns - Sister cities :

Cities and towns (Linnad) of Estonia

Abja-Paluoja * Antsla * Elva * Haapsalu * Jõgeva * Jõhvi * Kallaste * Kärdla * Karksi-Nuia * Kehra * Keila * Kilingi-Nõmme * Kiviõli * Kohtla-Järve * Kunda * Kuressaare * Lihula * Loksa * Maardu * Mõisaküla * Mustvee * Narva * Narva-Jõesuu * Otepää * Paide * Paldiski * Pärnu * Põltsamaa * Põlva * Püssi * Rakvere * Räpina * Rapla * Saue * Sillamäe * Sindi * Suure-Jaani * Tallinn * Tamsalu * Tapa * Tartu * Tõrva * Türi * Valga * Viljandi * Võhma * Võru |

Municipalities of Tartu County

Urban municipalitiesElva * Kallaste * Tartu
Rural municipalitiesAlatskivi * Haaslava * Kambja * Konguta * Laeva * Luunja * Mäksa * Meeksi * Nõo * Peipsiääre * Piirissaare * Puhja * Rannu * Rõngu * Tähtvere * Tartu * Ülenurme * Vara * Võnnu

Members of the Hanseatic League by circle

Wendish and
Pomeranian
Greifswald * Hamburg * Kiel * 'Lübeck' * Lüneburg * Rostock * Stade * Stargard * Stettin * Stralsund * Wismar
Saxony, Thuringia,
Brandenburg
Berlin * Brandenburg * Bremen * Brunswick * Erfurt * Frankfurt (Oder) * Goslar * Halle * Magdeburg
Bohemia, Poland, Prussia,
Livonia, Sweden
Breslau (Wrocław) * Danzig (Gdańsk) * Dorpat (Tartu) * Fellin (Viljandi) * Elbing (Elbląg) * Königsberg (Kaliningrad) * Krakow * Pernau (Pärnu) * Reval (Tallinn) * Riga * Stockholm * Thorn (Toruń) * Visby
Rhine, Westphalia,
Netherlands
Bochum * Breckerfeld * Cologne * Deventer * 'Dortmund' * Duisburg * Groningen * Haltern * Hamm * Harderwijk * Hattem * Hasselt * Kampen * Münster * Nijmegen * Oldenzaal * Osnabrück * Recklinghausen * Roermond * Soest * Tiel * Unna * Werl * Zutphen * Zwolle
Principal KontoreBryggen (Bergen) * Hanzekantoor (Brugge (Bruges)) * Steelyard (London) * Peterhof (Novgorod)
Subsidiary KontoreAntwerp * Berwick * Boston * Damme * Leith * Hull * Ipswich * King's Lynn * Kaunas * Newcastle * Polotsk * Pskov * Yarmouth * York |



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