Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,304 (as of 2025). especially as it is home to the nation's oldest and most renowned university, the University of Tartu (founded in 1632).<!--Tartu is also the oldest city in Estonia and other Baltic countries.--> Tartu also houses the Supreme Court of Estonia, the Ministry of Education and Research, the Estonian National Museum, and the oldest Estonian-language theatre, Vanemuine. It is also the birthplace of the Estonian Song Festivals.
Tartu was designated as the European Capital of Culture in 2024.
Names and etymology<span class="anchor" id="Names and etymology"></span>
It is thought that the name derives from the word for aurochs, tarvas. Since Estonia became an independent country in 1918, the Estonian-language Tartu (), alternative South Estonian spelling: Tarto) has been the only name in official use but throughout its history there have also been various names for it in other languages. Most of them derive ultimately from the earliest attested form, the Estonian Tarbatu. In German, Swedish and Polish the town has been known, and up until the 20th century was sometimes referred to, as , a variant of Tarbatu. In Russian the city has been known as (Yur′yev, after Yuri, the baptismal name of grand prince Yaroslav I the Wise) and as (Derpt, from the Low German variant of Dorpat). Similarly the city has been known as Tērbata in Latvian, and Finnish speakers use the toponym Tartto.
Tartu lies on the Emajõgi River, whose name literally means 'mother river' in Estonian. In Latvian, the name of Emajõgi river is Mētra. Therefore, Tartu's historical unofficial name in Latvian is Mētraine. Historically, Tartu was the main center for Latvian academic education, which is the reason why the name of the city used to be Latvianized.
History
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Beginnings
Archaeological evidence of the first permanent settlement on the site of modern Tartu dates to as early as the 5th century AD. By the 7th century, local inhabitants had built a wooden fortification on the east side of Toome Hill (Toomemägi).
The first documented records of the area were made by later mediaeval chroniclers who described the events of early-11th-century Kievan Rus'. According to the Primary Chronicle (PVL) and Sofia First Chronicle (SPL), Yaroslav the Wise, Grand Prince of Kiev, invaded the region of Tartu in 1030, and after defeating the Chud, built his own fort there, and named it Yuryev. Tartu may have remained under Kievan Rus' control until 1061, when, according to the SPL, the Yuryev fort was burned down by Sosols (probably Oeselians, Sackalians, or another Estonian tribe). Soon afterwards the fort was rebuilt by locals. In the 12th century, local Ungannians on one side and troops from the neighbouring Novgorod Republic on the other side repeatedly raided each other. In those campaigns, the invaders were reportedly able to capture Tartu in 1133 or 1134, and in the winter of 1191–1192, however these temporary captures are not known to have brought any lasting territorial changes. Subsequently, known as Dorpat (Latin: Tarbatum), Tartu became a commercial centre of considerable importance during the later Middle Ages and the capital of the semi-independent Bishopric of Dorpat.
In 1262 the army of prince Dmitri of Pereslavl launched an assault on Dorpat, capturing and destroying the town. His troops did not manage to capture the bishop's fortress on Toome Hill. The event was recorded both in subsequent German and Old East Slavic chronicles, which also provided the first record of a settlement of German merchants and artisans which had arisen alongside the bishop's fortress.
In medieval times, after the Livonian Order was subsumed into the Teutonic Knights in 1236, the town became an important trading city. In the 1280s Dorpat joined the Hanseatic League. <!-- As in all of Estonia and Latvia, the largely German-speaking nobility, but in Tartu/Dorpat (as in Tallinn) even more so, the Baltic German bourgeoisie, the literati, dominated culture, religion, architecture, education, and politics until the late 19th century. For example, the town hall of Dorpat was designed by an architect from Rostock in Mecklenburg, while the university buildings were designed by Johann Wilhelm Krause, another German. Many, if not most, of the students, and more than 90 percent of the faculty members were of German descent, and numerous statues of notable scholars with German names can still be found in Tartu today. Most Germans left during the first half of the 20th century, in particular as part of the Heim ins Reich program of the Nazis, following the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact in 1939. -->
Polish-Lithuanian and Swedish rule
thumb|left|University of Tartu main building in 1860
In 1558, tsar Ivan the Terrible invaded Tartu beginning the Livonian War. Forces under the command of Pyotr Shuiski encircled the town and began the heavy bombardment. In light of this and without any prospect of external help the town surrendered. The local bishop was imprisoned in Moscow, which effectively ended the period of local self-government. Ivan Mikhailovich Viskovatyi, a leading diplomat and archivist of diplomatic records during Ivan the Terrible's reign, argued that Tartu's "founding" by Ancient Rus' justified Russia's contemporary territorial claims to the region. In the effect of the Truce of Jam Zapolski of 1582, the city along with southern regions of Livonian Confederation became part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In 1598 it became the capital of the Dorpat Voivodeship of the Duchy of Livonia. A Jesuit grammar school "Gymnasium Dorpatense" was established in 1583. In addition, a translators' seminary was organized in Tartu and the city received its red and white flag from the Polish king Stephen Báthory.
The activities of both the grammar school and the seminary were stopped by the Polish–Swedish War. Already in late 1600 the forces of Charles IX of Sweden besieged the city defended by three banners of reiters and the city's burghers. Despite repeated assaults, the Swedes could not enter the city. Finally in 1601 Capt. Hermann Wrangel switched sides, assaulted the castellan and opened the gates for the Swedish forces. The town was retaken by Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth on 13 April 1603 following a brief siege led by hetman Jan Karol Chodkiewicz; roughly 1000 Swedish soldiers surrendered and were escorted to Tallinn.
In the effect of yet another Polish-Swedish War, in 1625 Tartu was once again captured by Sweden, this time for good. In the effect of the 1629 Truce of Altmark the city became part of the Dominions of Sweden, which led to the foundation of the University of Tartu in 1632 by king Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.
Imperial Russia
left|thumb|The Stone Bridge and the Old Town in 1860
In 1704 the town was taken by the Russian army in the presence of Tsar Peter the Great himself. As a result, around a quarter of the town and much of the fortifications were damaged. In 1708 the remainder of the fortifications and houses, including the remains of bishops castle, were blown up, all movable property was looted and all citizens were deported to Russia. With the Treaty of Nystad in 1721, the city became part of the Russian Empire and was known as Derpt. Fires in the 18th century destroyed much of the medieval architecture, the Great Fire of Tartu in 1775 removed most of the buildings in the centre. The city was rebuilt along Late Baroque and Neoclassical lines including the Tartu Town Hall which was built between 1782 and 1789. In 1783 the city became the centre of Derpt uyezd within the Governorate of Livonia.
During the second half of the 19th century, Tartu was the cultural centre for Estonians in the era of Romantic nationalism. The city hosted Estonia's first song festival in 1869. Vanemuine, the first national theatre, was established in 1870. Tartu was also the setting for the foundation of the Society of Estonian Literati in 1872.
thumb|300px|[[Tartu Town Hall]]
Tartu railway station was opened in 1876 when Tapa–Tartu route was built. The station building was opened in 1877. In the history of tuberculosis, in 1891 The Veterinary College at Dorpat produced seminal research using the Tuberculin test on 1,000 cattle.
In 1893, the city was officially retitled to the ancient Russian name Yuryev. The university was subsequently russified from 1895 on with the introduction of compulsory Russian in teaching. Much of the university property was relocated to Voronezh in 1918 and during the German occupation, the university worked under the name Landesuniversität Dorpat. During the Estonian War of Independence the university of Tartu was re-opened as an Estonian language university on 1 December 1919.
Independent Estonia (1918–1940)
With Estonian independence after World War I, the city officially became known by the Estonian name Tartu. At the end of the 1918–1920 Estonian War of Independence following World War I, a peace treaty between the Bolshevik Russia and Estonia was signed on 2 February 1920 in Tartu (Treaty of Tartu). With the treaty, Soviet Russia renounced territorial claims to Estonia "for all time".
In 1920, the peace treaty between Soviet Russia and Finland was also signed in Tartu.
During the interwar period Tähtvere neighbourhood was built, former Raadi Manor buildings started to house Estonian National Museum (destroyed during Tartu Offensive in 1944) and art school Pallas was opened.
German and Soviet occupations (1940–1991)
During World War II, the Stalinist Soviet Union invaded and occupied Estonia and Tartu in June 1940. Large parts of the city as well as the historical Kivisild ("Stone bridge", built in 1776–1778) over the Emajõgi river were destroyed by the retreating Soviet Army, partly in 1941 and almost completely in 1944 by the then retreating German Army. Already heavily damaged, Tartu was repeatedly bombed by the Soviet air forces on 27 January 1943, on 26 February 1944, on 7–8 March 1944, and on 25–26 March 1944. After the war ended, much of the city's historic centre was left in ruins. Even the less damaged buildings in entire city blocks were demolished by the Soviet occupation authorities and large swathes of previously residential areas were turned into parks and parking lots.
After the war, the Soviet authorities declared Tartu a "closed town for foreigners", as an airbase for bombers was constructed on Raadi Airfield, in the northeast outskirts of the city. It was one of the largest military airbases in the former Eastern Bloc and housed strategic bombers carrying nuclear bombs.<!--The location itself was where the Estonian 2nd Air Division was situated prior to 1940. The concrete runway there was later used to house a large used cars market and was sometimes used for automotive racing.--> On one end of an older strip of the runway, the new building of Estonian National Museum was built.
Tartu Airport was opened in the south of the city in 1946. Besides the airport Estonian Aviation Academy was established in 1993. Privately owned Estonian Aviation Museum, which is 5 km to the East of the airport (7 km by car), was opened to the public in 2002.
During the 1944–1991 Soviet occupation the population of Tartu almost doubled from 57,000 to above 100,000 due to mass immigration from Russia and other areas of the former Soviet Union, in large part because of the military airbase.
thumb|AHHAA Science Centre with Tigutorn visible in the background
Modern era
<!--In 1988, after Estonia declared its sovereignty from the USSR, elections were held for a newly independent City Council. Its first chair was the lawyer, Aino-Eevi Lukas, who led the council from 1989 to 1993. Rebuilding from scratch, the council re-established the legal code and foreign relationships for in the post-independence era.-->
Since Estonia regained its independence in 1991, the old town centre has been renovated. Notably, St. John's Church, in ruins since World War II, has been restored. Many new commercial and business buildings have been erected (Tartu Kaubamaja, Tasku, Emajõe kaubanduskeskus, Lõunakeskus, Kvartal, etc.). The highest residential building and local landmark Tigutorn was opened in 2008.
The AHHAA science centre relocated to a new building in 2011 and the Estonian National Museum's new main building opened in 2016.
Geography
Climate
Tartu lies within the temperate humid continental climate zone (Dfb). The climate is rather mild considering the high latitude, largely due to the proximity of the Baltic Sea and warm airflows from the Atlantic. Nevertheless, continental influence can be felt on hot summer days and cold spells in winter, when the temperature can occasionally (but rarely) drop below . Generally, summers are warm and winters are cold.
The Tartu weather station is located in Tõravere village, which is about 20 kilometers from the city, so the actual temperature in the city may be slightly warmer than the official average temperatures.
Economy
thumb|[[Emajõe Business Centre (left) and Snail Tower (right)]]
Mostly known as a university town, Tartu is also a site of heavy industry. The food industry has traditionally been important for the town's economy and some bigger companies in the field include A. Le Coq, Tartu Mill and Salvest. Kroonpress is one of the leading printing press companies in the Baltics.
At the beginning of the 21st century, many ICT enterprises and other high-tech companies have taken a foothold in Tartu. Notable examples include Playtech Estonia, Nortal (formerly Webmedia Group), ZeroTurnaround, Tarkon, Reach-U and Raintree Estonia. Skype has an office in Tartu. The university is one of the largest employers, which explains the large proportion of highly skilled professionals – researchers, professors, doctors, and Tartu University Clinic has been considered the largest employer of Tartu.
Transport
The city is served by Tartu Airport. The distance to Estonia's "summer holiday capital", Pärnu (in the western Estonia) is and the fastest route there by road is through Viljandi and Kilingi-Nõmme. Tartu is connected to Riga in Latvia as well as Tallinn and other Estonian towns by many bus and train routes.
National Roads 2 (Tallinn-Tartu-Võru-Luhamaa) and 3 (Jõhvi–Tartu–Valga) pass through the city, whilst National Road 92 (Tartu-Viljandi-Kilingi-Nõmme) starts in Tartu.
Tartu railway station was established in 1876. Government-owned passenger rail company Elron runs regular daily trains to Tallinn, Valga and Koidula.
Buses are also available to various destinations in Estonia.
Demographics
Tartu's historic population is presented in the following table, based on data from official censuses since 1881 and Estonian Statistical Office. Note that the data up to 2011 is not directly comparable to the most recent numbers, as the methodology of compiling population statistics has changed.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Ethnic composition 1922–2021
! rowspan="2" |Ethnicity
! colspan="2" |1922
! colspan="2" |1934
! colspan="2" |1941
! colspan="2" |1959
! colspan="2" |1970
! colspan="2" |1979
! colspan="2" |1989
! colspan="2" |2011
! colspan="2" |2021
|-
!amount
!%
!amount
!%
!amount
!%
!amount
!%
!amount
!%
!amount
!%
!amount
!%
!amount
!%
!amount
!%
!amount
!%
|-
|Estonians
|42,459
|84.5
|51,559
|87.6
|44,732
|93.7
|56,205
|75.7
|68,129
|75.3
|77,597
|74.3
|82,031
|72.3
|80,397
|79.5
|79,700
|81.7
|76,227
|80.1
|-
|Russians
|2,570
|5.11
|2,640
|4.48
|1,490
|3.12
| -
| -
|18,009
|19.9
|21,530
|20.6
|24,604
|21.7
|16,245
|16.1
|14,340
|14.7
|12,441
|13.1
|-
|Ukrainians
| -
| -
|16
|0.03
| -
| -
| -
| -
|1,277
|1.41
|1,685
|1.61
|2369
|2.09
|1,239
|1.22
|891
|0.91
|1,107
|1.16
|-
|Belarusians
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|551
|0.61
|749
|0.72
|1,088
|0.96
|490
|0.48
|355
|0.36
|304
|0.32
|-
|Finns
| -
| -
|49
|0.08
|27
|0.06
| -
| -
|1,220
|1.35
|1,271
|1.22
|1,275
|1.12
|1,073
|1.06
|706
|0.72
|900
|0.95
|-
|Jews
|1,115
|2.22
|920
|1.56
|0
|0.00
| -
| -
|420
|0.46
|346
|0.33
|267
|0.24
|154
|0.15
|113
|0.12
|81
|0.09
|-
|Latvians
| -
| -
|278
|0.47
|1,043
|2.18
| -
| -
|137
|0.15
|197
|0.19
|167
|0.15
|105
|0.10
|113
|0.12
|268
|0.28
|-
|Germans
|3,210
|6.39
|2,706
|4.60
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|103
|0.10
|133
|0.12
|123
|0.12
|118
|0.12
|306
|0.32
|-
|Tatars
| -
| -
|6
|0.01
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|112
|0.11
|146
|0.13
|83
|0.08
|65
|0.07
|45
|0.05
|-
|Poles
| -
| -
|144
|0.24
|71
|0.15
| -
| -
| -
| -
|164
|0.16
|179
|0.16
|137
|0.14
|92
|0.09
|133
|0.14
|-
|Lithuanians
| -
| -
|26
|0.04
|15
|0.03
| -
| -
|102
|0.11
|127
|0.12
|159
|0.14
|96
|0.09
|74
|0.08
|109
|0.11
|-
|unknown
|0
|0.00
|278
|0.47
|44
|0.09
|0
|0.00
|0
|0.00
|0
|0.00
|0
|0.00
|378
|0.37
|136
|0.14
|255
|0.27
|-
|other
|902
|1.79
|254
|0.43
|335
|0.70
|18,058
|24.3
|614
|0.68
|500
|0.48
|1,002
|0.88
|649
|0.64
|897
|0.92
|3,014
|3.17
|-
!Total
!50,256
!100
!58,876
!100
!47,757
!100
!74,263
!100
!90,459
!100
!104,381
!100
!113,420
!100
!101,169
!100
!97,600
!100
!95,190
!100
|}
Neighbourhoods
Tartu is officially divided into 17 neighbourhoods, which carry no administrative purposes. Their names and borders are defined.
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="170" style="text-align: right"
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! align="left" | Neighborhood !! Area (ha)!! Residents 2001 !! Residents 2006 !! Residents 2012
|-
| align="left" | Annelinn || 541 || 30,000 || 28,200 || 27,480
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| align="left" | Ihaste || 424 || 1,000 || 1,800 || 2,322
|-
| align="left" | Jaamamõisa || 149 || 3,000 || 3,000 || 3,202
|-
| align="left" | Karlova || 230 || 9,500 || 9,000 || 9,073
|-
| align="left" | Kesklinn (Downtown) || 180 || 7,500 || 6,700 || 6,575
|-
| align="left" | Maarjamõisa || 113|| 800 || 500 || 377
|-
| align="left" | Raadi-Kruusamäe || 283 ||5,000 || 4,800 || 4,626
|-
| align="left" | Ropka || 146 ||5,500 || 5,300 || 5,120
|-
| align="left" | Ropka industrial district || 354 || 2,700 || 2,700 || 2,511
|-
| align="left" | Ränilinn || 122 || 2,500 || 1,800 || 1,732
|-
| align="left" | Supilinn || 48|| 2,100 || 1,800 || 1,790
|-
| align="left" | Tammelinn || 311 || 8,000 || 8,100 || 8,195
|-
| align="left" | Tähtvere || 250 || 4,500 || 3,500 || 3,023
|-
| align="left" | Vaksali || 75 || 2,900 || 3,100 || 3,206
|-
| align="left" | Variku || 77 || 2,000 || 1,900 || 1,840
|-
| align="left" | Veeriku || 281 || 5,500 || 5,300 || 5,561
|-
| align="left" | Ülejõe || 302 || 8,200 || 7,700 || 7,876
|}
Education and culture
The city is best known for being home to the University of Tartu (formerly known as the University of Dorpat; ), founded under King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden in 1632. The rally was part of the European Rally Championship between 2014 and 2016. Since 2020 Rally Estonia is part of the World Rally Championship.
Tartu is the home for basketball club Tartu Ülikool/Rock, which participates in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga and the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League.
Football club JK Tammeka Tartu, one of the Meistriliiga clubs, is located in Tartu. Their home stadium is the Tamme Staadion, which has a capacity of 1600. The city is also home to the Tartu JK Welco and FC Santos Tartu clubs, which play in the Esiliiga, the second division.
Tartu has a professional volleyball club, Bigbank Tartu, as well as the handball team, the Tartu Ülikool/Glassdrive, which plays in the second division of Estonian handball.
Tartu is also the hometown of Clement "Puppey" Ivanov, captain of Team Secret, a professional Dota 2 team. He won the first International, and was runner-up two years in a row with Natus Vincere.
The 2017 World Orienteering Championships were held in Tartu.
The annual running event Tartu Sügisjooks takes place in Tartu.
Notable people
thumb|upright|[[Alar Karis, 2019]]
Public service
- George Browne, (1698–1792), Irish-born Governor of Dorpat.
- Adolf von Harnack (1851–1930), Baltic German lutheran theologian and church historian.
- Adalbert Volck (1868–1948), Baltic German politician
- Haim Fishel Epstein (1874–1942), Lithuanian-American rabbi
- Ants Veetõusme (born 1949), politician (former Mayor of Tartu) and financial figure
- Andrus Ansip (born 1956), politician, former Prime Minister of Estonia
- Alar Karis (born 1958), the 6th President of Estonia
- Jürgen Ligi (born 1959), politician and Govt. minister
- Kersti Kaljulaid (born 1969), 5th President of Estonia
Arts
thumb|upright|[[Carl Robert Jakobson]]
thumb|upright|[[Maarja Jakobson, 2009]]
- Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger (1752–1831), German dramatist and novelist, wrote, Sturm und Drang (1776), died locally.
- Friedrich Robert Faehlmann (1798–1850), writer, medical doctor and philologist
- Carl Robert Jakobson (1841–1882), writer, politician and teacher.
- Sally von Kügelgen (1860–1928), Baltic German painter
- Hans Dragendorff (1870-1941), Baltic German archaeologist
- Emil Mattiesen (1875–1939), Baltic German composer, pianist and philosopher
- Zofia Romer (1885–1972), Polish painter
- Heino Eller (1887-1970), composer
- Oskar Luts (1887–1953), writer and playwright
- Elsa Ratassepp (1893–1972), actress
- Kallista Kann (1895–1983), linguist
- Else Hueck-Dehio, (1897–1976), Baltic German writer
- Paul Ariste (1905–1990), linguist
- Aino Talvi (1909–1992), actress
- Kai Leete (1910–1995), ballet and folk dancer
- Eno Raud (1928–1996), children's author
- Aarand Roos (1940–2020), linguist, writer and diplomat
- Jaan Kaplinski (1941-2021), poet and philosopher
- Maarja Jakobson (born 1977), actress
- Rasmus Kaljujärv (born 1981), actor
- Eeva Talsi (born 1988), folk musician
- Laura Põldvere (born 1988), singer
- Elisabeth Erm (born 1993), fashion model
Science
thumb|upright|[[Jacob von Eggers]]
- Jacob von Eggers (1704-1773), military engineer in Swedish and Saxonian service
- Franz Aepinus (1724–1802), a German mathematician, scientist, and natural philosopher, lived and died locally.
- Karl Ernst von Baer (1792–1876), Baltic German scientist and explorer.
- Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz (1793–1831), a Baltic German physician, naturalist, and entomologist.
- Karl Ernst Claus (1796–1864), Baltic German chemist and botanist
- Gregor von Helmersen (1803 in Duckershof Manor – 1885), a Baltic German geologist.
- Erhard Schmidt (1876-1959), mathematician
- Peeter Põld (1878–1930), pedagogic scientist, school director and politician
- Leonid Kulik (1883–1942), Russian mineralogist
- Hellmuth Kneser (1898-1973), mathematician
- Alma Johanna Ruubel (1899–1990), mathematician
- Jaan Einasto (born 1929), astrophysicist
- Mart-Olav Niklus (1934–2025), ornithologist, dissident, and politician
- Jaak Aaviksoo (born 1954), physicist, politician and former rector of the University of Tartu
Sport
thumb|upright|[[Siim-Sander Vene, 2019]]
- George Hackenschmidt (1877–1968), strongman, professional wrestler, writer and philosopher
- Lauri Aus (1970–2003), professional road cyclist
- Markko Märtin (born 1975), rally driver
- Kristina Šmigun-Vähi (born 1977), cross-country skier
- Jaan Mölder (born 1987), rally driver
- Martin Järveoja (born 1987), rally co-driver
- Rein Taaramäe (born 1987), professional road cyclist
- Siim-Sander Vene (born 1990), basketball player
- Julia Beljajeva (born 1992), fencer
- Kerr Kriisa (born 2001), basketball player
- Eneli Jefimova (born 2006), swimmer
Twin towns – sister cities
Tartu is twinned with:
- Tampere, Finland
- Turku, Finland
- Hämeenlinna, Finland
- Uppsala, Sweden
- Veszprém, Hungary
- Kaunas, Lithuania
- Frederiksberg, Denmark
- Zutphen and Deventer, Netherlands
- Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
- Bærum, Norway
- Lüneburg, Germany
- Ferrara, Italy
- Salisbury, Maryland, United States
- Riga, Latvia
- Lviv, Ukraine
Gallery
<gallery>
File:University of Tartu, Main Building, April 2012.JPG|University of Tartu main building
File:Tartu, botanická zahrada.jpeg|University of Tartu Botanical Gardens
File:Riigikohus.jpg|The Supreme Court of Estonia
File:Arch bridge in Tartu.jpg|Kaarsild (Arch Bridge) over the Emajõgi
File:Kuradisild sügisõhtul.JPG|Kuradisild (Devil's Bridge)
File:Telleri kabel.jpg|Teller chapel in Tartu, Estonia. Built in 1794
File:Tartu Kunstimuuseum.JPG|Tartu Art Museum
File:Laulupeomuuseum.JPG|Song Festival Museum
File:Tartu Town Hall Place towards Kaarsild 2015.jpg|Tartu Town Hall Square
File:Tartu Peetri kirik 2012.jpg|St Peter's Church
File:Tartu asv2022-04 img28 StPaul Church.jpg|St Paul's Church
File:TrefnGymn-2012-06.png|Hugo Treffner Gymnasium
File:Tartu asv2022-04 img26 Vanemuine small building.jpg|"Little House" of the Vanemuine theatre
File:Tartu Kaubamaja 2011.JPG|Tartu Department Store
File:Tasku.jpg|Tasku Shopping Centre
File:Tartu railway station, 2014.JPG|Tartu railway station
File:TartuStadtmauer1a.jpg|Part of the medieval city wall, seen from Vabaduse Street
File:TartuStadtmauer2a.jpg|Part of the medieval city wall, seen from Lai Street
</gallery>
See also
- Immaculate Conception Church, Tartu
- University of Tartu
- Tartu University Library
- St Mary's Church, Tartu
- St Paul's Church, Tartu
- St Peter's Church, Tartu
Sources
Notes
References
Further reading
External links
- City of Tartu
- Tourism website
- University of Tartu
- Weather in Tartu