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Town in Valga County, Estonia
Tõrva
Town
Motto: "Home between lakes" (Kodu järvede keskel)
Tõrva is located in EstoniaTõrvaTõrvaLocation in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°0′10″N 25°55′25″E / 58.00278°N 25.92361°E / 58.00278; 25.92361
CountryEstonia
CountyValga County
MunicipalityTõrva Parish
Town rights2 July 1926
Area
 • Total4.80 km (1.85 sq mi)
Population
 • Total2,690
 • Rank30th
 • Density560/km (1,500/sq mi)

Tõrva (German: Törwa) is a town (Estonian: linn) in Tõrva Parish, Valga County, southern Estonia. It is located on the banks of the Õhne River. Tõrva has an area of 4.80 km (2 sq mi) and a population of 2,800 (as of 1 January 2009), making it the second largest of the three towns in Valga County.

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

The town's last mayor, Maido Ruusmann, was elected on 5 November 2013.

International relations

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

Twin towns — Sister cities

The former municipality of Tõrva was twinned with:

Gallery

  • Town square Town square
  • Businesses in Tõrva Businesses in Tõrva
  • Tõrva Gymnasium Tõrva Gymnasium
  • Õhne river conservation area Õhne river conservation area
  • Tõrva church Tõrva church
  • Town library Town library
  • Lake Vanamõisa Lake Vanamõisa
  • Restored Estonian War of Independence memorial in Tõrva Restored Estonian War of Independence memorial in Tõrva

References

  1. "Rahvastik soo, vanuserühma ja 2017. aasta haldusreformi järgse elukoha järgi, 1. jaanuar". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  2. "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  3. "Ajalugu" (in Estonian). Tõrva linn. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.

External links

Settlements in Tõrva Parish
Town Coat of arms of Tõrva Parish
Boroughs
Villages
Cities and towns of Estonia
Coat of arms of Estonia
Jaanilinn (Ivangorod) and Petseri (Pechory) were annexed by the Soviet Union in 1945 and are currently part of Russia.
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