Tartu

City
	Tartu linn; City of Tartu
	Flag of Flag Coat of arms of Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 58°23′N 26°43′E / 58.383°N 26.717°ECoordinates: 58°23′N 26°43′E / 58.383°N 26.717°E
Country	File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
County	File:Tartumaa lipp.svg Tartu County
First settled	5th century AD
First mentioned	1030
City rights	before 1262
Named for	Taara or tarvas (Aurochs)
Government
• Mayor	Urmas Klaas (Reform Party)
Area
• Total	38.80 km2 (15 sq mi)
• Land	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 (2017)
• Total	96,904
• Rank	2nd
• Density	2,508.6/km2 (6,497/sq mi)
Ethnicity
• Estonians	80.1%
• Russians	14.6%
• other	5.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	50050 to 51111
Vehicle registration	T
Website	tartu.ee

Tartu is the second biggest city in Estonia. The University of Tartu, the oldest and most famous in Estonia is found there. Around 102,000 people were living in Tartu as of 2008.

Twin towns

These are the twin towns of Tartu:

Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Hämeenlinna, Finland
Kaunas, Lithuania
Lüneburg, Germany

Pskov, Russia
Riga, Latvia
Salisbury, Maryland, United States
Tampere, Finland

Turku, Finland
Uppsala, Sweden
Veszprem, Hungary
Zutphen, Netherlands

Gallery

Puitelamu Tartus Oa 1.jpg
Tartu Ülikooli peahoone 2012.jpg
Tartu Peetri kirik 2012.jpg
Tartu Raekoda 2012.jpg
Tartu Raekoja plats 6, 8 ja 10.jpg
Tartu Raekoja plats 18 ja 20.jpg
Tartu Toomkiriku varemed 2012.jpg
Raudteetööliste elamu Tartus Vaksali 4.jpg

Tartu Media

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Aerial view of Toomemägi, Tartu cathedral and Tartu downtown
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Tartu
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University of Tartu main building in 1860
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The Stone Bridge and the Old Town in 1860
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AHHAA Science Centre with Tigutorn visible in the background
Rally Estonia ceremonial start place
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Eesti mäluasutuste suveseminar Sagadi mõisas Lääne-Virumaal pealkirjaga "Inimesed, andmed ja kratid – nende koostoimimise võimalikkusest". Eesti Rahva Muuseumi direktor Alar Karis.

References

↑ "Eesti elanike arv KOV" (PDF). Interior Ministry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2017-01-01.

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[population-1] "Eesti elanike arv KOV" (PDF). Interior Ministry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2017-01-01.

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City
Tartu linn City of Tartu
Flag of Flag Coat of arms of Coat of arms


Coordinates: 58°23′N 26°43′E / 58.383°N 26.717°E / 58.383; 26.717Coordinates: 58°23′N 26°43′E / 58.383°N 26.717°E / 58.383; 26.717
Country	File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
County	File:Tartumaa lipp.svg Tartu County
First settled	5th century AD
First mentioned	1030
City rights	before 1262
Named for	Taara or tarvas (Aurochs)
Government
• Mayor	Urmas Klaas (Reform Party)
Area
• Total	38.80 km² (15 sq mi)
• Land	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 (2017)^[1]
• Total	96,904
• Rank	2nd
• Density	2,508.6/km² (6,497/sq mi)
Ethnicity
• Estonians	80.1%
• Russians	14.6%
• other	5.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	50050 to 51111
Vehicle registration	T
Website	tartu.ee