Tõrva
Town in Estonia
title: "Tõrva" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-estonia", "former-municipalities-of-estonia", "populated-places-in-valga-county", "tõrva-parish"] description: "Town in Estonia" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tõrva" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Town in Estonia ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Tõrva |
| settlement_type | Town |
| image_skyline | Veskijärv3.jpg |
| imagesize | 300px |
| motto | "Home between lakes" (Kodu järvede keskel) |
| pushpin_map | Estonia |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Estonia |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Estonia |
| subdivision_type1 | County |
| subdivision_name1 | Valga County |
| subdivision_type2 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name2 | Tõrva Parish |
| established_title | Town rights |
| established_date | 2 July 1926 |
| area_total_km2 | 4.80 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 2631 |
| population_as_of | 2024 |
| population_rank | 30th |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| :: |
| name = Tõrva | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = Veskijärv3.jpg | imagesize = 300px | image_caption = | nickname = | motto = "Home between lakes" (Kodu järvede keskel) | pushpin_map = Estonia | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Estonia | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Estonia | subdivision_type1 = County | subdivision_name1 = Valga County | subdivision_type2 = Municipality | subdivision_name2 = Tõrva Parish | established_title = Town rights | established_date = 2 July 1926 | government_type = | area_total_km2 = 4.80 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 2631 | population_as_of = 2024 | population_rank = 30th | population_density_km2 = auto | postal_code = Tõrva () is a town () in Tõrva Parish, Valga County, southern Estonia. It is located on the banks of the Õhne River. Tõrva has an area of 4.80 km² and a population of 2,800 (as of 1 January 2009), making it the second largest of the three towns in Valga County.
The borough (alev) of Tõrva gained its town rights on 2 July 1926.
The town's last mayor, Maido Ruusmann, was elected on 5 November 2013.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
The former municipality of Tõrva (until 2017) was twinned with: ::data[format=table] | | | | |---|---| ::
Gallery
File:Keskväljak.jpg|Town square File:Kauplus-Elamu Tõrvas Valga t. 4.jpg|Businesses in Tõrva File:Torva gymnasium.jpg|Tõrva Gymnasium File:Õhnejõe hoiuala Tõrvalinnavalitsuse juures mai 2014 255.jpg|Õhne river conservation area File:Tõrva church 2008 1.jpg|Tõrva church File:Tõrva Linnaraamatukogu 2016 juuli.jpg|Town library File:Vanamõisa järv lennult.jpg|Lake Vanamõisa File:Vabadussõja mälestussammas.jpg|Restored Estonian War of Independence memorial in Tõrva
References
References
- "Rahvastik soo, vanuserühma ja 2017. aasta haldusreformi järgse elukoha järgi, 1. jaanuar". Statistics Estonia.
- "Population figure and composition". [[Statistics Estonia]].
- "Ajalugu". Tõrva linn.
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