Place:Võru, Võru, Estonia

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NameVõru
Alt namesVorusource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Võrusource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-186
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates57.85°N 27.0°E
Located inVõru, Estonia
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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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.

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Võru was founded on 21 August 1784, according to the wish 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.

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