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Nature Attractions In Valga County

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Valga is a town in southern Estonia and the capital of Valga County. Until their separation in 1920, Valga and the town of Valka in northern Latvia were one town. They are now twin-towns. The area of Valga is 16.5 square kilometres and that of Valka is 14.2 km2 . Their populations are respectively 12,261 and 6,164. On 21 December 2007 all border-crossing points were removed and roads and fences opened between the two countries with both countries joining the Schengen Agreement.
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Nature Attractions In Valga County

  • 2. Pühajärv Otepaa
    Pühajärv is a lake in Estonia, near the town of Otepää. The Väike Emajõgi river flows out of the lake.
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  • 7. Helme Caves Helme
    Helme is a small borough in Helme Parish, Valga County, in southern Estonia. It's located only 2 km northwest of the town of Tõrva by the Valga–Pärnu road . At the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 167.Helme church parish was first mentioned in 1329 during a Lithuanian raid. Most of the neighbouring land was fiefed in the 15th–16th centuries. Livonian Order castle in Helme was probably built in the first half of the 14th century. The site on a steep hill is believed to have been used as a stronghold earlier by Sackalians in the Ancient Estonia. By its ground plan the order castle was 120×60 m oval shaped structure, surrounded by two moats. There was a borough beside the castle in the Middle Ages, it was mentioned until the 17th century. The castle was destroyed by the Swe...
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  • 8. Tartu University Botanical Garden Tartu
    The University of Tartu is a classical university in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. The University of Tartu is the only classical university in the country and also the biggest and most prestigious university in Estonia. It was established by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden in 1632. There are nearly 14,000 students at the university, of which over 1,300 are foreign students. The language of instruction in most curricula is Estonian, but there are some more notable exceptions that are taught in English, such as Semiotics, Applied Measurement Science, Computer Science, Information Technology Law and European Union – Russia Studies.The QS World University Rankings ranked the University of Tartu 347th in the world in 2016, and the top-ranked university...
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  • 9. Lake Viljandi Viljandi
    Lake Viljandi is a lake in Viljandi County, Estonia. The lake is in the deep primeval valley of Viljandi, depth 11 m , length 4.6 km , width 450 m , and surface area 1.55 km2 . The Uueveski and Valuoja streams and a number of springs flow into the lake. From the south-western part of the lake the Raudna River flows out. The main fish in the lake are bream, roach, perch and pike. The lake and its shores make up the Viljandi landscape protection area. The Grand Race around Lake Viljandi is held annually.
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  • 10. Soomaa National Park Estonia
    Soomaa National Park is a national park in south-western Estonia. Soomaa protects 390 km², and is a Ramsar site of protected wetlands. The park was created in 1993.
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