Tartu
Tartu is the seicont lairgest ceety o Estonie. In contrast tae Estonie's poleetical an financial caipital Tallinn, Tartu is aften considert the intellectual an cultural hub, especially syne it is hame tae Estonie's auldest an maist renouned varsity. Situatit 186 km sootheast o Tallinn, the ceety is the centre o soothren Estonie. The Emajõgi river, that connects the twa lairgest lochs o Estonie, crosses Tartu. The ceety is served bi Tartu Airport.
Tartu | |
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Ceety | |
 Owerleukin Toun Haw Square frae Toome Hill. | |
 Banner  Coat airms | |
| Motto(s): Heade mõtete linn (ceety o guid thochts) | |
  Tartu Location in Estonie | |
| Coordinates: 58°23′N 26°43′E / 58.383°N 26.717°E | |
| Kintra |  Estonie |
| Coonty |  Tartu Coonty |
| First settled | 5t century AD |
| First mentioned | 1030 |
| Ceety richts | afore 1262 |
| Named for | Taara or tarvas (Aurochs) |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Urmas Kruuse (Reform Pairty) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.86 km2 (15 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 37.9 km2 (14.6 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi) 3.39% |
| Elevation | 57.2 m (188 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 79 m (259 ft) |
| Population (2013)[1] | |
| • Total | 98,449 |
| • Density | 2679/km2 (6936/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Estonies | 80% |
| • Roushies | 15% |
| • ither | 5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | http://tartu.ee/ |
Historical names
eeditAs Tartu haes been unner the guidal o sindry rulers ootthrou its history, thare are sindry names for the ceety in unalike leids. Maist o thaim derive frae the earliest attestit form, the Estonie Tarbatu. In German, Swadish an Polish the toun haes been, an whiles still is, kent as 
Dorpat (help·info), a variant o Tarbatu. In Roushie, the ceety haes been kent as Юрьев (Yuryev) efter Yaroslav I the Wise an Дерпт (Derpt), a variant o Dorpat (housomeivver, syne 1917 the Estonie name Tartu is uised). Similarly, the ceety haes been kent as Tērbata in Latvian.
Internaitional relations
eeditTwin touns — Sister ceeties
eeditTartu is twinned wi:
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References
eedit- ↑ "Population by sex, age group and county, 1 January". Statistics Estonia. 16 Mairch 2012. Retrieved 19 Februar 2014.
- ↑ "Frederiksberg Municipality – Twin Towns" (in Dens). ©2007 -2009 Frederiksberg Municipality. Archived frae the original on 15 Juin 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2009. freemit airtin in
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