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Explore Tartu in Estonia

Tartu in the region of Tartumaa with its 101,092 inhabitants is a town in Estonia - some 101 mi or ( 163 km ) South-East of Tallinn , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Tartu

Current time in Tartu is now 10:35 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Tallinn " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Riga, Leningrad, Võru, Viljandi, and Valga. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Riga . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Tartu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Journey to the Edge of the Solar System part 1

9:56 min by Üllar Kivila
Views: 69458 Rating: 4.80

Eestikeelse tõlke leiate 'captions' alt English captions added because the narration is not audible at times. ---------------------------- The first part of the three-episode journey through the Solar ..

Journey to the Edge of the Solar System part 2

9:45 min by Üllar Kivila
Views: 19992 Rating: 4.88

The second part of the three-episode voyage through our solar system. Visit the giant Jovians - Jupiter with moons bigger than Mercury and Saturn with its large company of moons and spectacular rings. ..


DPS Raadio Infected Edition - Massive Attack clip.1

1:17 min by DPSestonia
Views: 4118 Rating: 5.00

Estonian biggest Hardstyle celebration Massive Attack "Infected" promo clip nr 1. Party date : 13.11.10 @ Tartu More info coming soon! Web : www.raadio.dps.ee ..

TARTU tourism videos (9)

2:17 min by TARTUtartutartu
Views: 2831 Rating: 5.00

A video about University of Tartu. (Founded in 1632, BC) ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Barclay Square

Barclay Square is a public square and park in the city of Tartu, Estonia, adjacent to the Ülikooli street. It is named after Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly and there is a large monument in the park honoring him.

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Located at 58.38 26.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Locations related to Tartu University, Parks in Estonia, Squares in Estonia, Tartu

University of Tartu

The University of Tartu is a classical university in the city of Tartu, Estonia. University of Tartu is the national university of Estonia; it is the biggest and highest-ranked university in Estonia. The University of Tartu is a member of the Coimbra Group and the Utrecht Network, and was established by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden in 1632, thus being one of the oldest universities in Northern Europe.

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Located at 58.38 26.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1632 establishments, 17th-century establishments in Estonia, Coimbra Group, Educational institutions established in the 1630s, Universities in Estonia, University of Tartu

Hugo Treffner Gymnasium

Hugo Treffner Gymnasium (Estonian: Hugo Treffneri Gümnaasium; abbreviated as HTG) is a secondary school in Tartu, Estonia with special emphasis on science education. Founded by Hugo Treffner, it was the only large secondary school in 19th century Estonia with dominantly Estonian students and no age restrictions. During the Estonian national awakening, the school greatly contributed to the numbers of Estonian intellectuals.

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Located at 58.38 26.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1880s establishments in Estonia, Buildings and structures in Tartu County, Education in Tartu, Educational institutions established in 1883, Schools in Estonia

Gunpowder Cellar of Tartu

The Gunpowder Cellar is a historic building in Tartu, Estonia which now functions as a beer restaurant. The name is derived from the restaurant's location: it is situated in an 18th century gunpowder cellar constructed in 1768–1778 by order of Catherine II of Russia on the site of an earlier fort, making use of the natural valley and pre-existing very thick brick walls for added safety. The building served as a gunpowder cellar until 1809 when it was converted to a beer storage room.

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Located at 58.38 26.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Tartu County, Infrastructure completed in 1778, Restaurants in Estonia, Tartu

Supreme Court of Estonia

The Supreme Court of Estonia is the court of last resort in Estonia. It is both a court of cassation and a constitutional court. The courthouse is in Tartu.

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Located at 58.38 26.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
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