Varstu is a
small borough
The following is a list of boroughs ( et, alevid) and small boroughs ( et, alevikud) in Estonia.
Boroughs
* Aegviidu
*Järva-Jaani
*Järvakandi
*Kiili
*Kohila
*Kohtla-Nõmme
* Lavassaare
*Märjamaa
* Paikuse
*Pärnu-Jaagupi
* Tootsi
*Vändra
S ...
( et, alevik) in
Rõuge Parish
Rõuge Parish ( et, Rõuge vald; vro, Rõugõ vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Võru County. In 2019, it had a population of 5,427 and an area of 933 km².
In 2017, it merged with Haanja Parish, Mõniste Parish, Misso Parish, ...
,
Võru County
Võru County ( et, Võru maakond or ''Võrumaa''; vro, Võro maakund) is a county in southern Estonia. It is bordered by Valga County and Põlva County and is the only Estonian county bordering two countries - Latvia (Alūksne Municipality and ...
in southeastern
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
. Between 1991 and 2017 (until the administrative reform of Estonian municipalities) the it was the
administrative centre
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Varstu Parish.
Varstu is the birthplace of historian
Vello Helk
Vello Helk (23 September 1923, in Varstu, Estonia – 14 March 2014) was an eminent Denmark, Danish historian of Estonians, Estonian origin.
Helk was mobilized in the Germany, German army in 1944 and was forced to go to Germany. From there he fled ...
(1923–2014).
Mõniste-Ritsiku church 02.JPG, Mõniste-Ritsiku Orthodox church of St. John the Baptist
John the Baptist or , , or , ;Wetterau, Bruce. ''World history''. New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1994. syc, ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܥܡܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ, Yoḥanān Maʿmḏānā; he, יוחנן המטביל, Yohanān HaMatbil; la, Ioannes Bapti ...
Ritsiku kalmistu 01.JPG, Ritsiku cemetery in Varstu
See also
*
Varstu Airfield
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
{{Boroughs of Estonia
Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia