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Supilinn (
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for ''"Soup Town"'') is a neighbourhood of
Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...
,
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. It is located just north of the
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, on the right bank of
Emajõgi The Emajõgi (; meaning 'mother river') is a river in Estonia which flows from Võrtsjärv, Lake Võrtsjärv through Tartu County into Lake Peipus, crossing the city of Tartu for . It has a length of . The Emajõgi is sometimes called the Suur E ...
River. Supilinn has a population of 1,863 (as of 31 December 2013). With an area of it is the smallest neighbourhood of Tartu. Supilinn is especially famous for being a former
slum A slum is a highly populated Urban area, urban residential area consisting of densely packed housing units of weak build quality and often associated with poverty. The infrastructure in slums is often deteriorated or incomplete, and they are p ...
, mostly consisting of 1–2 floored wooden apartment buildings.


Gallery

File:Tartu-Herne1.jpg, Entrance to Supilinn from the city centre, Herne (''Pea'') street. File:Supilinn in Tartu 4.JPG, Meloni (''Melon'') street File:Emajõe tänav, Kroonuaia silla poolt.jpg, Flood of
Emajõgi The Emajõgi (; meaning 'mother river') is a river in Estonia which flows from Võrtsjärv, Lake Võrtsjärv through Tartu County into Lake Peipus, crossing the city of Tartu for . It has a length of . The Emajõgi is sometimes called the Suur E ...
beside Supilinn File:Puitelamu Tartus Oa 1.jpg, Oa (''Bean'') street File:Rulatajad Herne tänaval 2017. aasta märtsis.jpg, Skaters on the street Herne


See also

* Tartu Song Festival Grounds * A. Le Coq


References


External links


Official website
Tartu {{Tartu-geo-stub