Tõrva () is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares ...
( et, linn) in
Tõrva Parish,
Valga County
Valga County ( et, Valga maakond or ''Valgamaa'') is a first-level administrative unit and one of 15 counties of Estonia. It comprises the former area of Valga District. The present-day county was created on 1 January 1990. The capital and lar ...
, southern
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, and t ...
. It is situated on the banks of
Õhne
The Õhne (also known as ''Suislepa'' and ''Hoomuli'' River; lv, Omuļupe) is a long river in southern Estonia. Its source is Veisjärv Lake and mouth Võrtsjärv Lake, it also flows some kilometres in Latvia. The basin area of Õhne is 573&nb ...
River. Tõrva has an area of and a population of 2800 (as of 1 January 2009), making it the second largest of the three towns in
Valga County
Valga County ( et, Valga maakond or ''Valgamaa'') is a first-level administrative unit and one of 15 counties of Estonia. It comprises the former area of Valga District. The present-day county was created on 1 January 1990. The capital and lar ...
.
Tõrva
borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle ...
() gained its town rights on 2 July 1926.
The last mayor Maido Ruusmann was elected on 5 November 2013.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
The former municipality of Tõrva was
twinned
Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to:
* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so;
* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
* Twinning inst ...
with:
Gallery
File:Keskväljak.jpg, Town square
File:Kauplus-Elamu Tõrvas Valga t. 4.jpg, Businesses in Tõrva
File:Statue of Estonian War of Independence in Tõrva.jpg, Estonian War of Independence monument
File:Torva gymnasium.jpg, Tõrva Gymnasium
File:Õhnejõe hoiuala Tõrvalinnavalitsuse juures mai 2014 255.jpg, Õhne
The Õhne (also known as ''Suislepa'' and ''Hoomuli'' River; lv, Omuļupe) is a long river in southern Estonia. Its source is Veisjärv Lake and mouth Võrtsjärv Lake, it also flows some kilometres in Latvia. The basin area of Õhne is 573&nb ...
river conservation area
File:Tõrva church 2008 1.jpg, Tõrva church
File:Tõrva Linnaraamatukogu 2016 juuli.jpg, Town library
File:Vanamõisa järv lennult.jpg, Lake Vanamõisa
References
External links
Cities and towns in Estonia
Former municipalities of Estonia
Populated places in Valga County
Tõrva Parish
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