Tõrva

Tõrva, Estonia
Town and municipality
Tõrva church
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Home between lakes" (Kodu järvede keskel)
Tõrva, Estonia Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°0′10″N 25°55′25″E / 58.00278°N 25.92361°ECoordinates: 58°0′10″N 25°55′25″E / 58.00278°N 25.92361°E
Country	Estonia
County	Valga County
Town rights	2 July 1926
Government
• Mayor	Maido Ruusmann (IRL)
Area
• Total	4.80 km^2 (1.85 sq mi)
Population (01.01.2013)
• Total	3,027
• Density	630/km^2 (1,600/sq mi)
Website	www.torva.ee

Tõrva (German: Törwa) is a town (Estonian: linn) and municipality in Valga County, southern Estonia. It is situated on the banks of Õhne River. Tõrva has an area of 4.80 km² (2 sq mi) and a population of 3,101 (as of 1 January 2009),^[1] making it the second largest of the three towns in Valga County.

Tõrva borough (alev) gained its town rights on 2 July 1926.^[2]

The current mayor (linnapea) Maido Ruusmann elected on 5 November 2013.

Notable sights and buildings

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

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Tõrva is twinned with:

Essunga municipality, Sweden Grantsville, United States Hemsedal municipality, Norway

Laihia municipality, Finland Łuków, Poland Timrå municipality, Sweden

Gallery

• 
  Estonian War of Independence monument
• 
  Tõrva Gymnasium
• 
  Õhne river conservation area
• 
  Shops in downtown Tõrva

References

Notes

1. "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
2. "Ajalugu" (in Estonian). Tõrva linn. Retrieved 1 February 2010. External link in |publisher= (help)
3. "The mausoleum of Barclay de Tolly". Tõrva Linnavalitsus. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
4. "Taagepera Manor". Tõrva Linnavalitsus. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
5. "Holdre Manor". Tõrva Linnavalitsus. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
6. "Helme Manor". Tõrva Linnavalitsus. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
7. "The caves of Helme and Koorküla". Tõrva Linnavalitsus. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
8. "The caves of Helme and Koorküla". Tõrva Linnavalitsus. Retrieved 2010-10-29.

External links

• Official website (Estonian)