Discover Oruste in Estonia
Oruste in the region of Valgamaa with its 120 habitants is a town located in Estonia - some 118 mi or ( 189 km ) South-East of Tallinn , the country's capital .
Local time in Oruste is now 10:54 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Tallinn " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Riga, Pskov, Võru, Viljandi, and Valga. When in this area, you might want to check out Riga . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Oruste ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Cycling for Libraries at Tsirgullina Library, Estonia, 3 august 2012
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Interesting facts about this location
Õru Parish
Õru Parish is a rural municipality in Valga County, Estonia.
Located at 57.93 26.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Valga County
Valga County, or Valgamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. Its capital is Valga, which is located on the Estonian-Latvian border. It is situated in southern part of the country and borders Põlva County and Võru County to the east, Latvia to the south and to the west, Viljandi County and Tartu County to the north. 34,135 people live in Valga County – constituting 2.5% of the total population in Estonia (as of January 2009).
Located at 57.87 26.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tõlliste Parish
Tõlliste Parish is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Valga County. It occupies an area of 193.78 km with a population of 1,785 (as of 1 January 2010). The current mayor of Tõlliste Parish is Madis Gross from the Social Democratic Party.
Located at 57.86 26.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Sangaste Parish
Sangaste Parish is a rural municipality of the Estonian county of Valga with a population of 1,464 (as of 1 January 2010) and an area of 144.72 km². Sangaste feature attractions includes the Sangaste Castle, where Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert von Berg (1793-1874), the Governor-General of Finland (1855-1861) was born, it is presently a hotel and a restaurant. Sangaste is also the birthplace of the Estonian writer August Gailit (1891-1960)and Estonian opera singer Aarne Viisimaa (1898-1989).
Located at 57.93 26.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Battle of Paju
The Battle of Paju was fought in Paju, near Valga, Estonia, on 31 January 1919 during the Estonian War of Independence. After heavy fighting, the Tartu–Valga group of the Estonian Army pushed the Red Latvian Riflemen out of the Paju Manor. It was the fiercest battle in the early period of war. The Estonian commander Julius Kuperjanov fell in the fighting.
Located at 57.82 26.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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