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Tõrva

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Tõrva
Tõrva kirk
Tõrva kirk
Banner o Tõrva
Banner
Coat of airms o Tõrva
Coat airms
Motto(s): 
"Hame atween lakes" (Kodu järvede keskel)
Tõrva is located in Estonie
Tõrva
Tõrva
Location in Estonie
Coordinates: 58°0′10″N 25°55′25″E / 58.00278°N 25.92361°E / 58.00278; 25.92361
Kintra Estonie
Coonty Valga Coonty
Toun richts2 Julie 1926
Govrenment
 • MayorAgu Kabrits (Estonie Centre Pairty)
Area
 • Total4.80 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Population
 (01.01.2013)
 • Total3,027
 • Density630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Websitewww.torva.ee

Tõrva (German: Törwa) is a toun (Estonie: linn) an municipality in Valga Coonty, soothren Estonie. It is situatit on the banks of Õhne River. Tõrva haes a aurie o 4.80 km2 (2 sq mi) an a population of 3,101 (as o 1 Januar 2009),[1] makkin it the seicont lairgest o the three touns in Valga Coonty.

Tõrva burgh ([alev] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) gained its toun richts on 2 Julie 1926.[2]

The current mayor (linnapea) is Agu Kabrits.[3]

Notable sichts an biggins

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  1. The mausoleum o Barclay de Tolly[4]
  2. Taagepera manor[5]
  3. Holdre manor[6]
  4. Helme manor[7]
  5. The ruins o the Order castle o Tõrva[8]
  6. The caves o Helme an Koorküla[9]

Internaitional relations

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Twin touns — Sister ceeties

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Tõrva is twinned wi:

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References

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Notes
  1. "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 1 Februar 2010.
  2. "Ajalugu" (in Estonian). Tõrva linn. Archived frae the original on 4 Februar 2010. Retrieved 1 Februar 2010. freemit airtin in |publisher= (help)CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  3. "Linnavalitsus" (in Estonian). Tõrva linn. Archived frae the original on 30 Apryle 2009. Retrieved 1 Februar 2010. freemit airtin in |publisher= (help)CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  4. "The mausoleum of Barclay de Tolly". Tõrva Linnavalitsus. Archived frae the original on 20 Julie 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  5. "Taagepera Manor". Tõrva Linnavalitsus. Archived frae the original on 20 Julie 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  6. "Holdre Manor". Tõrva Linnavalitsus. Archived frae the original on 20 Julie 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  7. "Helme Manor". Tõrva Linnavalitsus. Archived frae the original on 20 Julie 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  8. "The caves of Helme and Koorküla". Tõrva Linnavalitsus. Archived frae the original on 20 Julie 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  9. "The caves of Helme and Koorküla". Tõrva Linnavalitsus. Archived frae the original on 20 Julie 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2010.

Freemit airtins

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