Tõrva

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Tõrva
Town
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Motto: 
"Home between lakes" (Kodu järvede keskel)
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Tõrva
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°0′10″N25°55′25″E / 58.00278°N 25.92361°E / 58.00278; 25.92361
Country Estonia
County Valga County
Municipality Tõrva Parish
Town rights2 July 1926
Area
 • Total
4.80 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2024) [1]
 • Total
2,631
 • Rank 30th
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)

Tõrva (German : Törwa) is a town (Estonian : linn) in Tõrva Parish, Valga County, southern Estonia. It is located on the banks of the Õhne River. Tõrva has an area of 4.80 km2 (2 sq mi) and a population of 2,800 (as of 1 January 2009), [2] making it the second largest of the three towns in Valga County.

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The borough (alev) of Tõrva gained its town rights on 2 July 1926. [3]

The town's last mayor, Maido Ruusmann, was elected on 5 November 2013.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

The former municipality of Tõrva was twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ "Rahvastik soo, vanuserühma ja 2017. aasta haldusreformi järgse elukoha järgi, 1. jaanuar". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  2. ↑ "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia . Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "Ajalugu" (in Estonian). Tõrva linn. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
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