Tartu County
Tartu County (Estonian: Tartumaa), is a county or maakond in the country of Estonia.
It is located in eastern Estonia bordering to Põlva County, Valga County, Viljandi County and Jõgeva County.
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History
The city of Tartu, with its population of 101,246 (The Population Census data is from 2000) in an area of 38.8 square kilometres, is the second largest city of Estonia. The first written records of Tartu date from 1030.
During the civil war in Soviet Russia following World War I, a Peace Treaty between the Bolshevik Soviet Russian government and Estonia were signed in 1920 on February 2 in Tartu. The treaty meant that Soviet Russia renounced territorial claims to Estonia "for all time".
During World World II a large part of the city as well as the historical Kivislid Stone Bridge from 1871 over Emajõgi were destroyed by the Soviet forces partly in 1941 and almost totally in 1944.
It is today the home of the Baltic Defence College - a military college which educates officers from not only the three Baltic States, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, but also from NATO and EU States and other European States as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and Romania. The present Commander is the Danish Brigadier General M. H. Clemmesen (Danish Army).
The city is also home of University of Tartu, which was founded by Gustav II Adolph of Sweden in 1632.
Government
The County Government (Maakonnavalitsus) is led by a Governor (maavanem).
The Estonian Government has decided to de-centralise the public administration. As a result of this, the Ministry of Education and Research can be found in Tartu. Also, the Estonian Supreme Court was reestablished at Tartu in the autumn of 1993.
Education
The only full university of Estonia is the University of Tartu. Also, there is the Baltic Defense College, a military school. In Tartu, there is a theatre, and an opera.
Municipalities
- Alatskivi
- Haaslava
- Kambja
- Konguta
- Laeva
- Luunja
- Mäksa
- Nõo
- Peipsiääre
- Puhja
- Rannu
- Rõngu
- Tartu
- Tähtvere
- Vara
- Võnnu
- Ülenurme
Geography
Tartu, situated 185 kilometres south of Tallinn, is also the centre of Southern Estonia. The Emajõgi River, which connects the two largest lakes of Estonia, flows for the length of 10 kilometres within the city limits and adds colour to the city.
Miscellaneous topics
External links
- http://www.tartumaa.ee Tartumaa - Official site
- http://www.tartu.ee City of Tartu
- http://www.bdcol.ee Baltic Defence College, Tartu
- http://www.ut.ee University of Tartu
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Harju County |
Hiiu County |
Ida-Viru County |
Järva County |
Jõgeva County |
Lääne County |
Lääne-Viru County |
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