Tõrva
Town in Estonia
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Town in Valga County, Estonia
58°0′10″N 25°55′25″E / 58.00278°N 25.92361°E / 58.00278; 25.92361 (2021)[1]
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 km2 (2 sq mi) and a population of 2,800 (as of 1 January 2009),[2] 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.[3]
The town's last mayor, Maido Ruusmann, was elected on 5 November 2013.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
The former municipality of Tõrva was twinned with:
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Lake Vanamõisa
References
- ^ "Rahvastik soo, vanuserühma ja 2017. aasta haldusreformi järgse elukoha järgi, 1. jaanuar". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ^ "Ajalugu" (in Estonian). Tõrva linn. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
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