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Tartu
Estonia's intellectual capital and oldest city, home to one of Northern Europe's most prestigious universities and a vibrant cultural scene.
25 km · about 30 min drive
Tartu, Estonia · Europe
Elva is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Nõo, 25km from Tartu Cathedral.
Elva is a town located in Tartu, Estonia. With a population of 5,616, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Elva sits in Estonia, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Tallinn time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Elva to your route.
Elva is a town in Elva Parish, Tartu County, Estonia.
Elva has two large lakes:
Lake Verevi, with a sandy and well-developed beach area that is very popular in the summer, and Lake Arbi, with wet reed grown shores.
Elva's largest employer (and in all of southern Estonia) is GPV Estonia AS, subsidiary of GPV Group,Read more
providing electronics manufacturing services in industrial electronics. Elva has one school, Elva Gümnaasium, offering education from 1st grade to high school graduation.
A dominant element in Elva is the train station which today is a visitors' information center and which used to be an important trade route in the past centuries.
Detailed information on hikes on foot or by bicycle can be obtained from the visitors' information center. The Elva river, with old water mill sites and rapid banks, is popular for canoeing. In winter skiers can participate in the Tartu Marathon, belonging to the Worldloppet series. Its 60 km track from Otepää to Elva can be cycled through on mountain bikes in summer.
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Elva is located in Tartu, Estonia, Europe. The coordinates are 58.2225 latitude, 26.4211 longitude.
Elva has a population of approximately 5,616 people, making it a town in Estonia.
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2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Estonia's intellectual capital and oldest city, home to one of Northern Europe's most prestigious universities and a vibrant cultural scene.
25 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
Ruined red-brick Gothic cathedral on Toome Hill above Tartu, with parkland walks and a museum tower giving views over the university city.
25 km · about 30 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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