Vyru

The official date of foundation of Võru is considered to be August 21, 1784 , when the Governor-General of Livonia signed a decree on the formation of a new city.

The oldest archaeological find on the present territory of the city of Võru is the accidentally found female skull belonging to the Middle Stone Age (dating back to about 4000 BC).

In 1943, the oldest treasure was found in the Tamula settlement, which contained interesting amber pendants and bone objects. In half an hour walk from the city center, through the park on a beautiful suspension bridge, you can reach the historic place of Tamula.

The first mention of the Kirumpää castle mound, which was erected to protect the eastern border of the Dorpat bishopric , has been occurring since 1322 . An extensive settlement of Kirumpää merchants and craftsmen arose around the stone settlement. The modern city of Võru is located one kilometer south of the ruins of the Kirumpää settlement, which was finally destroyed during the next Russian-Swedish war in 1656 .

Kirumpää was trampled by the land, the mound and the adjacent land belonged to the Livonian Order , then Russia, then Poland. When the Polish government, namely since 1590, the first mentions of the estate next to the settlement, the manor ( manor ) Verro (Veremoyza), also occur. After the Northern War , when began so-called. Russian time, the then queen Elizaveta Petrovna who ruled, presented part of the ancient town possessions to Count A.P. Bestuzhev-Ryumin . Kirumpää land was sold and bought, while belonging to the Muller family, one of the daughters of Muller received the Verro estate in the property. Muller sold the estate to von Mengden, who, in turn, bought the Verro estate for the newly founded county center.

From this time, the history of Võru itself begins, since neither the historical settlement of Tamula nor Kirmpää Fort can be considered the immediate predecessors of the modern city. In 1783 , at the behest of Queen Catherine II , a new county was created from the southern and southeastern part of Derpt County, the center was to be the state estate of Vana-Coyola (Kirrumpy-Koykyul). After some time, Catherine II gave permission to Governor-General Georg von Brown to buy a private estate Verro for the construction of the city. The main building of the estate in a rebuilt form has survived to this day. The founding of the city of Võru is considered to be on August 21, 1784 , when the decree of the governor-general was issued, informing him that the location of the city being erected will be the estate of Verro and the city will bear the name of the estate.

Võru was founded in an order. In 1785, a city plan was approved, which provided for an orderly, full-angle network of intersecting streets. The historical network of streets has been preserved; one-storey wooden houses dominate the old buildings. A unique value and originality is a network of streets and interesting from the point of view of construction wooden architecture. The Lutheran ( 1793 ) and Orthodox ( 1804 ) churches remind the early years of the city, both dedicated to Empress Catherine II.

From September 16 to 17, a session of the Supreme Council of the Estonian SSR was held in the city of Võru.

In 1950-1991 he was the center of the Vyru district .

The most important sectors of the economy are industry, agriculture and tourism. The volume of industrial production (in enterprises with more than 20 employees) in 2005 amounted to 1.8 billion kroons . The main industry is the woodworking and furniture industry. The turnover of large enterprises in 2005—2006. (million crowns):

• Toftan - 358–436
• GM Panels - 115–124
• Wermo - 108–85
• Antsla-Inno - 232–230

• Monument to Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald and the park named after him on the shores of Lake Tamula .
• Suspension bridge in the northern part of Lake Tamula, connecting Võru with the island of Roosisaar .
• The site of the ancient site of the Stone Age period in the area of ​​the suspension bridge to the island of Roosisaar.
• Friedrich Reinhold Kreuzwald Museum.
• The Church of St. Catherine the Great Martyr is a Lutheran church, built in 1793 with funds donated by Empress Catherine II .
• The temple of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church , built in 1806 .

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  Võru Church of St. Catherine the Great Martyr

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  Fire Station Võru

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  Võru Center at night

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  Suspension bridge Roosisaar to Võru

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  Võru 1st Primary School

• In different years, Russian poets of German origin, Wilhelm Kuchelbecker and Athanasius Fet, studied in a private pension in Verro.
• The artist Navitrol was born in Võru.

• Võru Official Website (rus.)
•   Võru Travel Guide on Wikigid

• Vera // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : in 66 tons (65 tons and 1 extra) / Ch. ed. O. Yu. Schmidt . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1926-1947.