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Tartu is the second-largest city in Estonia, after the political and financial capital, Tallinn. It is 186 kilometres (116 miles) southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, the capital of Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the two largest lakes in Estonia, Lake
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See moreSince 1918 the Estonian-language Tartu has been the only official name in use but as the town has come under control of various rulers throughout its history there have also been various names for it in other languages. Most of
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See moreBeginnings
Archaeological evidence of the first permanent settlement on the site of modern Tartu dates to as...
See moreMostly known as a university town, Tartu is also a site of heavy industry. The food industry has traditionally been important for the town's economy and some bigger companies in the field include A. Le Coq, Tartu Mill and Salvest. Kroonpress is one of the leading printing press
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See moreThe city is best known for being home to the University of Tartu (formerly known as the University of Dorpat; German: Universität Dorpat),
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See moreClimate
Tartu lies within the temperate humid continental climate zone (Dfb). The climate is rather mild considering...
See moreTartu is connected to other Estonian cities by many bus routes and trains to Valga and Tallinn. Outside Estonia, Tartu can be reached by Lux Express, Ecolines and Simple Express buses to Riga, St. Petersburg, Pskov, Moscow and Minsk and by Nordic Regional Airlines
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See moreTartu has been an intellectual centre of both Estonia and the Baltic countries for several centuries. Scholars hailing from Tartu include the pioneer of embryology Karl Ernst von Baer,
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