Voru, Estonia

Võru is situated on the shores of a beautiful lake called Tamula.

It was established on August 21, 1784, according to the wish of the Russian Empress Catherine II and by the order of Count G. Browne, the Governor General of Riga, in the place of the former Võru estate which had been obtained for 57 000 roubles.

Over the broad sheet of Tamula water you can see the Haanja Heights in the distance, with its two highest peaks of the Baltic countries Suur Munamägi (318 m above the sea level) and Vällamägi. The park by the lake and the alley leading to the city are older than city itself. The uniqueness of the city is its simple, rectangularly crossing system of streets. The archaeological finds at Roosisaare, Villaküla and Kääpa suggest that the roots of the early settlements in the near vicinity date back thousands of years.

There are more lakes and alleys in the borders of the town. The Kubija quarter is unforgettably varied as the slopes of Haanja, the sandy pine forests of Nursi and the picturesque lakes of Kasaritsa reach it.

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