Tõrva

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Tõrva

Tõrva
—  Town and municipality  —
Tõrva church

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Tõrva is located in Estonia
Tõrva
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°0′10″N 25°55′25″E / 58.00278°N 25.92361°E / 58.00278; 25.92361Coordinates: 58°0′10″N 25°55′25″E / 58.00278°N 25.92361°E / 58.00278; 25.92361
Country Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
County Valgamaa lipp.svg Valga County
Town rights 2 July 1926
Government
 - Mayor Agu Kabrits (Estonian Centre Party)
Area
 - Total 4.80 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Population (01.01.2009)
 - Total 3,101
 - Density 646/km2 (1,673.2/sq mi)
Website www.torva.ee

Tõrva (German: Törwa) is a town (Estonian: linn) and municipality in Valga County, southern Estonia. It is situated on the banks of Õhne River. Tõrva has an area of 4.80 km2 (2 sq mi) and a population of 3,101 (as of 1 January 2009), making it the second largest of the three towns in Valga County.

Tõrva borough (alev) gained its town rights on 2 July 1926.

The current mayor (linnapea) is Agu Kabrits.

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Notable sights and buildings

  1. The mausoleum of Barclay de Tolly
  2. Taagepera manor
  3. Holdre manor
  4. Helme manor
  5. The ruins of the Order castle of Tõrva
  6. The caves of Helme and Koorküla

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Estonia

Twin towns — Sister cities

Tõrva is twinned with:

  • Sweden Essunga municipality, Sweden
  • United States Grantsville, United States
  • Norway Hemsedal municipality, Norway
  • Finland Laihia municipality, Finland
  • Poland Łuków, Poland
  • Sweden Timrå municipality, Sweden

Gallery

  • Infinity War of Independence monument

  • Tõrva Gymnasium

Notes
  1. ^ "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. http://pub.stat.ee/px-web.2001/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=Po0291&ti=POPULATION+NUMBER%2C+AREA+AND+DENSITY+BY+ADMINISTRATIVE+UNIT+OR+TYPE+OF+SETTLEMENT%2C+1+JANUARY&path=../I_Databas/Population/01Population_indicators_and_composition/04Population_figure_and_composition/&lang=1. Retrieved 1 February 2010. 
  2. ^ "Ajalugu" (in Estonian). Tõrva linn. http://www.torva.ee/index.php/139/228. Retrieved 1 February 2010. 
  3. ^ "Linnavalitsus" (in Estonian). Tõrva linn. http://www.torva.ee/index.php/137/291. Retrieved 1 February 2010. 
  4. ^ "The mausoleum of Barclay de Tolly". Tõrva Linnavalitsus. http://www.torva.ee/index.php/146/184/187. Retrieved 2010-10-29. 
  5. ^ "Taagepera Manor". Tõrva Linnavalitsus. http://www.torva.ee/index.php/146/184/189. Retrieved 2010-10-29. 
  6. ^ "Holdre Manor". Tõrva Linnavalitsus. http://www.torva.ee/index.php/146/184/190. Retrieved 2010-10-29. 
  7. ^ "Helme Manor". Tõrva Linnavalitsus. http://www.torva.ee/index.php/146/184/191. Retrieved 2010-10-29. 
  8. ^ "The caves of Helme and Koorküla". Tõrva Linnavalitsus. http://www.torva.ee/index.php/146/184/193. Retrieved 2010-10-29. 
  9. ^ "The caves of Helme and Koorküla". Tõrva Linnavalitsus. http://www.torva.ee/index.php/146/184/193. Retrieved 2010-10-29. 
Cities and towns (Linnad) of Estonia

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Jaanilinn (Ivangorod) and Petseri (Pechory) were annexed by the Soviet Union in 1945 and are currently part of Russia.
Coat of arms of Valga County Municipalities of Valga County
Urban municipalities
Tõrva · Valga
 Coat of arms of Valga County
Rural municipalities
Helme · Hummuli · Karula · Õru · Otepää · Palupera · Põdrala · Puka · Sangaste · Taheva · Tõlliste


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