Varstu is a
small borough
The following is a list of Populated places in Estonia, boroughs () and Populated places in Estonia, small boroughs () in Estonia.
Boroughs
*Aegviidu
*Järva-Jaani
*Järvakandi
*Kiili
*Kohila
*Kohtla-Nõmme
*Lavassaare
*Märjamaa
*Paikuse
*Pärn ...
() in
Rõuge Parish
Rõuge Parish (; ) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Võru County. In 2019, it had a population of 5,427 and an area of 933 km2.
In 2017, it merged with Haanja Parish, Mõniste Parish, Misso Parish, and Varstu Parish to create a n ...
,
Võru County
Võru County ( or ''Võrumaa''; ) is a county in southern Estonia. It is bordered by Valga and Põlva counties, Latvia's Alūksne and Ape municipalities, and Russia's Pskov Oblast (making it the only Estonian county to border two countries) ...
in southeastern
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
. Between 1991 and 2017 (until the administrative reform of Estonian municipalities) the it was the
administrative centre
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ...
of
Varstu Parish.
Varstu is the birthplace of historian
Vello Helk (1923–2014).
Mõniste-Ritsiku church 02.JPG, Mõniste-Ritsiku Orthodox church of St. John the Baptist
John the Baptist ( – ) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist ...
Ritsiku kalmistu 01.JPG, Ritsiku cemetery in Varstu
See also
*
Varstu Airfield
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia
Kreis Werro
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