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County	Valga County
Mayor	Margus Lepik
Area	16.54 km²
Population (as of 2004)  - Density	14,055 849.8/km²
Coordinates	57°47′ N 26°02′ E
Location of Valga

Valga is a town in southern Estonia and the capital of Valga County. Until their separation in 1920, Valga and the town of Valka in northern Latvia were one town. They are now twin-towns. The area of Valga is 16.5 km² and that of Valka is 14.2 km². Populations are respectively 15 330 and 7 100. Image File history File links Valga_flag. ... Image File history File links Valga_coatofarms. ... The tricolour flag of France A flag is a symbol, often displayed on a piece of cloth that can be flown from a pole or mast, and is generally used for signalling or identification. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... A County (est: maakond) is an administrative subdivision of Estonia. ... Capital Valga Governor Georg TraÅ¡anov Area 2,044 km² (14th) Population (as of 2004)  - Density 35,059 (12th) 17. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Image File history File links Valga_location. ... Capital Valga Governor Georg TraÅ¡anov Area 2,044 km² (14th) Population (as of 2004)  - Density 35,059 (12th) 17. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ... Valka (German: ) is a town in northern Latvia, on the border with Estonia. ... Valka (German: ) is a town in northern Latvia, on the border with Estonia. ...

Location

Valga is situated in the junction of roads and railways. Tallinn-Tartu-Riga railway is connected via Tapa with Tallinn-Narva-St.Petersburg magistral. Valga is an international junction of railway traffic. Since there is no railway station in Valka, the trains coming from Latvia are directed to Lugaži, which is the terminal of Latvian railway lines. County Harju County Mayor Jüri Ratas Area 159. ... County Tartu County Mayor Laine Jänes Area 38. ... Map of Latvia Coordinates: Founded 1201 Mayor Aivars Aksenoks Area    - City 307. ... The word Tapa can refer to many different things: Tapa is a town in Estonia Tapa is a place in Afghanistan Tapa is a traditional cloth from Polynesia Tapa is a game similar to backgammon Tapa is a Hindu meditation technique. ... County Harju County Mayor Jüri Ratas Area 159. ... The reconstructed fortress of Narva (to the left) overlooking the Russian fortress of Ivangorod (to the right). ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... Valka (German: ) is a town in northern Latvia, on the border with Estonia. ...

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Activity

Since 1944 a local newspaper "Valgamaalane" is published (3 times a week). Since 2003 a local newspaper "Walk" (in russian language). There also is a local correspondence office of Estonian Television (Eesti Televisioon) and a local radio - "Raadio Ruut". 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ETV logo Eesti Televisioon (ETV) is the national television station (Estonian: riigitelevisioon) in Estonia. ...

Valga has concluded several cooperation agreements. The nearest is an agreement (from the year 1995) with the neighbour town Valka. There are also cooperation agreements with Oakland, Maryland [1] town (USA) and Östhammar Municipality (Sweden). There are long-term friendly relations with Hallsberg Municipality in Sweden, Lübz town in Germany and Tornio town in Finland. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Valka (German: ) is a town in northern Latvia, on the border with Estonia. ... Oakland is a town in, and the county seat of Garrett County, Maryland, in the extreme western part of the U.S. state of Maryland. ... I wont stop until Dat dere cell-tech is on the English language article: Ronnie coleman! ... Hallsberg Municipality is a Municipality, in Örebro County, in central Sweden. ... Lübz is a town in the district of Parchim, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. ... Tornio (Swedish: TorneÃ¥) is a municipality in Lapland, Finland. ...

Valga is developing quickly. Since 1996 the populace's quality of life has improved due to the renovation of several buildings, including the Central Library, Valga Stadium, Museum, Valga Hospital, and the Culture and Hobby Centre. Step by step the schools and kindergartens are also being modernized. Since 2003 a new water treatment plant has remarkably improved the quality of water in the town. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the private sector there have been extensive investments into trade, light industry, and forestry.

Valga Town Hall, built in 1865.

Valga central library.

Valga train station, built in 1949.

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History

• 1286 Valga (under name Walk) appears for the first time in the credit register of the city of Riga.
• 1298, 1329, 1345 Valga suffers from looting raids made by Lithuanians who are led by Grand Duke Gediminas and Algirdas during the second and third time.
• 1481 A looting raid by Russians, the settlement burns down for the fourth time.
• 1500 Valga, a settlement in the heart of Old Livonia that is not fortified, is chosen as the location for assembling towns' days for 36 times up to 1500.
• 1501 During another raid by Russians the settlement gets burnt down for the fifth time.
• 1558 During the Livonian War that bursts out the medieval settlement of Valga is completely destroyed.
• 1584, 11 June, Valga is granted the charter and Riga bylaws by Stefan Batory, the King of Poland.
• 1590, 17 April, King of Poland, Sigismund III Vasa authorizes the charter for the second time. Valga gets its city arms.
• 1600 The first town map. There are seen 42 house properties. The town is 7 km long and 0.5 to 0.25 km wide.
• 1626 After the Polish-Swedish War Valga becomes the subject of Sweden. On March 6, King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden authorizes the existing privilege.
• 1710 As the result of the Great Northern War, Valga is subjected under Russian rule together with the rest of Estonia.
• 1764, 5 October, Empress Catherine II authorizes the town privilege.
• 1783 The district of Valga is formed during the "regency rule" of Catherine II.
• 1780 First stone buildings are erected: a church, a school and county offices.
• 1789 Landsurveyor O.S.Engell drafts the map of Valga showing 76 plots with houses.
• 1816 The building of St. John's Church is finished.
• 1876 Walkscher Anzeiger, the first newspaper in Valga is issued.
• 1889 Valga Railway Station is opened. 22 July Tartu-Valga railway line is officially opened.
• 1890, 16 December Valga Temperance Society is founded.
• 1896 Pärnu-Valga narrow-gauge railway is opened.
• 1901, 7 December together with Latvians, Estonians succeed to win the elections over Germans in Valga – the first occasion on the Estonian territory. The chemist Johannes Märtson is elected mayor.
• 1902 In the building of Temperance Society there is founded the social society Säde. Andres Alver, the county medical officer is elected chairman. Valga-Marienburg narrow-gauge railway is opened.
• 1908 Girls' Progymnasium is changed into Gymnasium with Marta Pärna as a principal.
• 1909 The construction of Säde building is commenced (architect Georg Hellat)
• 1917 A German zeppelin flies over the town and drops forty high-explosive bombs without hitting the main target -- the railway station.
• 1918, 11 January, the Council of Delegates of Valga County Workers, Soldiers and Landless Men gains power in the town. 12 February, German Army occupies Valga.
• 1919, 11 January, Valga Estonian Gymnasium is opened in 22 Kesk street. For the first time in the history of gymnasiums in Valga the teaching language is Estonian. In the end of January, 107 victims of red terror are found in five mass graves around Valga, 67 people are taken away as hostages. 31 January takes place the battle at Paju and consequently Valga is freed from bolsheviks.
• 1920, 1 July, the British envoy Colonel S. G. Tallents conclusively establishes the border between Estonia and Latvia. Valga proper up to Konnaoja and Luke graveyard remains intact under Estonian rule.
• 1921, 11 February, the decree of Estonian government establishes the territory of Valga county. Valga becomes a county centre.
• 1940, 17 August Soviet occupation begins and with it the mass deportations of Estonians and Latvians from Valga/Valka
• 1941, 9 July, Valga is occupied by German troops.
• 1944, 19 September, in the course of heavy fighting Valga is liberated from German occupation. It is substituted by Soviet occupation.
• 1988 Valga Protection of Antiquities Society is founded. 27 November, on the initiative of the Society, there is commemorated the beginning the Liberation War at the memorial for those killed in the war.
• 1989, 24 February, the first Estonian flag of the re-established independence period is hoisted to the flagpole of 12 Aia street.
• 1992, 24 May, the Russian army base in Valga is taken over, later on it becomes the border guard post.
• 1993, 17 October, the first free elections of the municipal council, after the restoration of independence, take place.
• 1994, 31 January, on the 75th anniversary of the battle at Paju its memorial is opened. 21-25 June, worldwide days of Valga county people take place.

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External links

• Valga Linn Official website

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