Supilinn (

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for ''"Soup Town"'') is a neighbourhood of

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...

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. It is located just north of the

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, on the right bank of

Emajõgi Emajõgi (; meaning ''"Mother River"'') is a river in Estonia which flows from Lake Võrtsjärv through Tartu County into Lake Peipsi, crossing the city of Tartu for 10 km. It has a length of 100 km. The Emajõgi is sometimes called ...

River. Supilinn has a population of 1,863 (as of 31 December 2013). With an area of it is the smallest neighbourhood of Tartu. Supilinn is especially famous for being a former

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, mostly consisting of 1–2 floored wooden apartment buildings.

Gallery

File:Tartu-Herne1.jpg, Entrance to Supilinn from the city centre, Herne (''Pea'') street. File:Supilinn in Tartu 4.JPG, Meloni (''Melon'') street File:Emajõe tänav, Kroonuaia silla poolt.jpg, Flood of

beside Supilinn File:Puitelamu Tartus Oa 1.jpg, Oa (''Bean'') street

References

External links

Official website
Tartu {{Tartu-geo-stub