Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,435. It is 186 kilometres southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the two largest lakes in Estonia, Lake Võrtsjärv and Lake Peipus. From the 13th century until the end of the 19th century, Tartu was known in most of the world by variants of its historical name Dorpat.
The University of Tartu is a public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It also consists of the largest and oldest university in the country. The university was founded under the name of Academia Gustaviana in 1632 by Baron Johan Skytte, the Governor-General of Swedish Livonia, Ingria, and Karelia, with the required ratification provided by King Gustavus Adolphus, shortly before the king's death on 6 November in the Battle of Lützen (1632).
Tartu County is one of 15 counties of Estonia.
The Estonian University of Life Sciences is a public university located in Tartu, Estonia. Its roots trace back to 1802, when the Chair of Agriculture was founded in the University of Tartu. EMÜ is the 4th largest public university in Estonia.
Korporatsioon Sakala is a fraternal organization of Estonian higher education students. It was established at the University of Tartu on November 14, 1909.
Tamme Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tartu, Estonia, located in the district of Tammelinn. First opened in 1932 and reaching its current look in 2011, the stadium is home to Tartu Tammeka and holds 1,638 people.
The Estonian Students' Society is the largest and oldest all-male academical student society in Estonia, and is similar to the Baltic German student organizations known as corporations (Corps). It was founded in 1870 at Tartu. It has over 900 members in Estonia and abroad.
The Estonian National Museum founded 1909 in Tartu is a museum devoted to folklorist Jakob Hurt's heritage, to Estonian ethnography and folk art. The first items for the museum were originally collected in the latter part of the 19th century.
Fraternitas Estica (C!F!E!) or Korpratsioon Fraternitas Estica is an all-male academic corporation at the University of Tartu in Tartu, Estonia. It was founded in 1907 and was reestablished in 1988.
Mati Karmin is one of Estonia's most renowned contemporary sculptors. His career as an artist is characterised by an intense and remarkably versatile activity. Like many of his contemporaries, the representatives of so-called 1980s generation in the Estonian art, Karmin received professional training in the Estonian Academy of Art, which was thorough, yet traditional, not to say conservative according to the international criteria. During his studies, Estonian sculpture was predominantly figurative and employed traditional materials like stone and bronze.
Korporatsioon Ugala, also known as Korp! Ugala, is a fraternal organization of Estonian higher education students. It was established at the University of Tartu on 10 November 1913.
Toomemägi is a hill in Tartu, Estonia.
The National Archives of Estonia has been the centre of archival administration in Estonia since 1999.
Maarjamõisa is a neighbourhood of Tartu, Estonia. It's located about 2 km southwest of the city centre, just north of Riia street. With the population of 382, Maarjamõisa is the smallest neighbourhood of Tartu. The area is 1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi).
Supilinn is a neighbourhood of Tartu, Estonia. It is located just north of the city centre, on the right bank of Emajõgi River. Supilinn has a population of 1,863. With an area of 0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi) it is the smallest neighbourhood of Tartu. Supilinn is especially famous for being a former slum, mostly consisting of 1–2 floored wooden apartment buildings.
Tähtvere is a neighbourhood of Tartu, Estonia. It has a population of 2,989 and an area of 2.50 km2 (0.97 sq mi).
Ülejõe is a neighbourhood of Tartu, Estonia. It has a population of 8,226 and an area of 3.02 km2 (1.17 sq mi).
University of Tartu Old Observatory or Tartu Old Observatory is an observatory in Tartu, Estonia. Tartu Observatory was an active observatory from 1810 to 1964. The building now serves as a museum and belongs to the University of Tartu Museum.
Raekoja plats is town square beside Tartu Town Hall in the center of the Tartu Old Town in Tartu, Estonia.
Main building of Tartu University is the main building of the University of Tartu. This building is one of the most notable examples of classical style in Estonia.
