Tartu
second most populous city in Estonia
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Summary
Tartu is a city[1]. Tartu ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,700 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Order of Friendship of Peoples[3], European Capital of Culture[4]
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[5], Union of the Baltic Cities[6]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tartu City[7]
- Country: Estonia[8]
- Located in or next to body of water: Emajõgi[9]
- Head of government: Urmas Klaas[10]
- Instance of: college town[11], Hanseatic city[12]
- Official language: Estonian[13]
- Named after: Tharapita[14]
- Twinned administrative body: Bærum Municipality[15], Deventer[16], Ferrara[17], Hafnarfjörður[18], Hämeenlinna[19], Kaunas[20], Lüneburg[21], Tampere[22], Turku[23], Salisbury[24], Riga[25], Zutphen[26], Veszprém[27], Frederiksberg[28]
- Postal code: 50050–51111[29]
- Commons category: Tartu[30]
- Licence plate code: T[31]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[32], Eastern European Time[33]
- Local dialing code: 7[34]
- Inception: 1262[35]
- Significant event: Siege of Tartu[36], Siege of Dorpat[37]
- Official website: https://tartu.ee/[38]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tartu[39]
- Commons gallery: Tartu[40]
- Population: 93,687[41], 93,124[42], 104,518[43], 93,715[44], 8450[45], 10,020[46], 12,203[47], 12,185[48], 12,914[49], 14,386[50], 21,014[51], 29,974[52], 42,308[53], 50,342[54]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Tartu include Tartu Airport[55], an airport[56], in Estonia[57] and Tartu Star[58], an award[59], in Estonia[60], founded in 2002[61].
Why It Matters
Tartu has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] Tartu is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
Entities named for Tartu include Tartu Airport[55], an airport[56], in Estonia[57] and Tartu Star[58], an award[59], in Estonia[60], founded in 2002[61].
FAQs
What awards did Tartu receive?
Honors received include Order of Friendship of Peoples[3] and European Capital of Culture[4].