Võru
Võru
Võro Template:Vro icon | |
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 Võru city centre at night | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Võru | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Võru County |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.24 km2 (5.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 12 667 |
| • Density | 1,099.2/km2 (2,847/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Estonians | 92% |
| • Russians | 6% |
| • other | 2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Võru (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋɤru]) (Võro: Võro; ‹See Tfd›German: Werro; ‹See Tfd›[Выру (Viru)] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help); Latvian: Veru) is a town and a municipality in south-eastern Estonia. It is the capital of Võru County and the centre of Võru Parish.
History
Võru was founded on 21 August 1784, according to the wish of the Empress Catherine II of Russia, by the order of Riga Governor general count George Browne, on the site of the former Võru estate.
Geography and climate
The town is situated on the shore of Lake Tamula. Võru has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters.
| Climate data for Võru | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
30.7 (87.3) |
33.5 (92.3) |
35.2 (95.4) |
35.6 (96.1) |
29.9 (85.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
35.6 (96.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
3.3 (37.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
10.1 (50.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.6 (23.7) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
6.3 (43.3) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
6.1 (43.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.9 (21.4) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−4 (25) |
1.1 (34.0) |
6.6 (43.9) |
10.8 (51.4) |
13.7 (56.7) |
13.0 (55.4) |
8.5 (47.3) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
3.0 (37.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −35.8 (−32.4) |
−35.6 (−32.1) |
−26.7 (−16.1) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
0.2 (32.4) |
1.7 (35.1) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−21.9 (−7.4) |
−34.6 (−30.3) |
−35.8 (−32.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46 (1.8) |
34 (1.3) |
36 (1.4) |
30 (1.2) |
52 (2.0) |
84 (3.3) |
80 (3.1) |
86 (3.4) |
62 (2.4) |
64 (2.5) |
51 (2.0) |
47 (1.9) |
665 (26.2) |
| Source: Estonian Weather Service (normals 1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
Culture
The Võru Folk Festival takes place every year in Võru.
Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, the author of the Estonian national epic "Kalevipoeg", lived in Võru from 1833 to 1877.
Transport
European route E263 is the main connection with the rest of Estonia. Other roads connect Võru with Põlva, Räpina, Antsla and Valga. Currently inactive Valga–Pechory railway passes through Võru.
Twin towns
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Notable people
Moses Wolf Goldberg, chemist, lived in Võru as a child.
See also
References
- ^ "Võru sõpruslinnad" (in Estonian). Võru. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
External links
- Võru Town Official website
- Võru Folk Festival
- Võro Institute
- History of Võru in Pictures
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Jaanilinn (Ivangorod) and Petseri (Pechory) were annexed by the Soviet Union in 1945 and are currently part of Russia. | ||
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