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Võru County

county of Estonia
AdministrativeArea county Q188076
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Summary

Võru County is a county[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of county entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (734 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Estonia[3]
  • Country: Estonia[4]
  • Capital: Võru[5]
  • Shares border with: Põlva County[6], Valga County[7], Pechorsky District[8], Smiltene Municipality[9], Alūksne Municipality[10]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Antsla Rural Municipality[11], Rõuge Rural Municipality[12], Võru Rural Municipality[13], Võru City[14], Setomaa Rural Municipality[15]
  • Flag: flag of Võru County[16]
  • Twinned administrative body: Halsua[17], Kaavi[18], Nilsiä[19], Ullava[20], Veteli[21], Vehmaa[22], Rautavaara[23]
  • Commons category: Võru County[24]
  • Highest point: Suur Munamägi[25]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Võru County[26]
  • Population: 33,426[27], 33,172[28], 33,973[29], 33,505[30], 36,133[31], 35,782[32], 35,415[33], 34,898[34], 35,640[35], 33,826[36], 34,180[37], 34,317[38], 34,049[39]
  • Official name: Võrumaa[40]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Võru County[41]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Võru County[42]
  • Native label: Võrumaa[43]
  • Category for people buried here: Q140193369[44]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Võru County[45]
  • Area: 2305.53 km²[46], 2773.14 km²[47]
  • Language used: Võro[48]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Eesti 1000[49]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Võru County[50]

Why It Matters

Võru County has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

Related Entities

Estonia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  25. [27] ↑ . Statistical Database of Statistics Estonia. Retrieved . pub.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Statistical Database of Statistics Estonia. Retrieved . pub.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Statistical Database of Statistics Estonia. Retrieved . pub.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Statistical Database of Statistics Estonia. Retrieved . pub.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Statistical Database of Statistics Estonia. Retrieved . pub.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Statistical Database of Statistics Estonia. Retrieved . andmed.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Statistical Database of Statistics Estonia. Retrieved . andmed.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Statistical Database of Statistics Estonia. Retrieved . andmed.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Statistical Database of Statistics Estonia. Retrieved . andmed.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Statistical Database of Statistics Estonia. Retrieved . andmed.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . 2021 census of Estonia. Retrieved . andmed.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Statistical Database of Statistics Estonia. Retrieved . andmed.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Statistical Database of Statistics Estonia. Retrieved . andmed.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  44. [46] ↑ . geoportaal.maaamet.ee. Retrieved . geoportaal.maaamet.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . Land and Spatial Development Board. Retrieved . geoportaal.maaamet.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 20d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'ar', 'az', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bs', 'ca', 'ce', 'ceb', 'cs', 'da',
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  3. 22d ago · Daniel Vincenc · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Antsla Rural Municipality, Rõuge Rural Municipality, Võru Rural Municipality +2
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  4. 18w ago · Miikul · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people buried here → Q140193369
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  5. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Võru County
    Capital → —
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Võru County
    Instance of → county
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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