Võru

Also known as Võro, Werro

Võru (; ; ) is a town and a municipality in south-eastern Estonia. It is the capital of Võru County and the centre of Võru Parish.

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Võru is a town located in southeastern Estonia that serves as the capital of Võru County. It functions as the main administrative and cultural center for the surrounding Võru Parish region.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Võru
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Võru central square.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Võru city centre
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of et-Võru.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 125px
Settlement.image_shield: Võru vapp.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 75px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Estonia
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Estonia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: County
Settlement.subdivision_name1: 25px Võru County
Settlement.established_title1: Founded
Settlement.established_date1: 21 August 1784
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Kalvi Kõva
Settlement.area_total_km2: 14.01

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Võru
Population: 12112
Area: 14.01
Official website: voru.ee
Image: Võru keskväljak 2020 10 01.jpg
Dialing code: 078

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Commons category: Võru
native label: Võru
inception: 1784-00-00
P6482: Võru
postal code: 65601–65622
P8168: Bundaberg Region
P12749: Boletus sect. Boletus

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Military
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
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Võru (; ; ) is a town and a municipality in south-eastern Estonia. It is the capital of Võru County and the centre of Võru Parish.

==History== Võru was founded on 21 August 1784, at the request of the Empress Catherine II of Russia, by the order of Riga Governor general count George Browne, on the site of the former Võru estate as the center of the new county.