Tartu/Estonia

I googled facts about my new city/country of residence and here you too can get some facts about it:

Estonia

-The official language is Estonian, but many people do also have Russian as a mothertongue

-They still use Estonian Krones as their money, but are planning to join the EMU as soon as possible. Inflation still is too high. (hope this WILL happen next year as planned!)

-Their capital city is Tallinn, which also is the biggest city with 400.000 inhabitants

-They declared themselves independent after world war I, but didn't get independence until Soviet's fall in the early 90's

-Estonian people in general are a bit like Finnish people, you have to make an effort to get to know them, and they usually don't make the first move in getting to know new people

-Historically Estonia has been part of Germany, Sweden and Russia.

-The railway in the country is really underdeveloped, people usually take the bus or cars to get somewhere

-Estonia is about the size of Denmark

-2/3 of the inhabitants live in the larger cities


Tartu

-Also known as Dorpat

-Has about 100.000 inhabitants

-Records of the city are found from the early 1100th century

-University of Tartu was established in 1700th century

-Has always had close connections with Sweden, they even have a Uppsala Maja, a wooden cottage, as a "monument" for their friend-city Uppsala

-Is about 180km away from Tallinn. Every half hour a bus is going to and arriving from Tallinn.

-Has a river running through the city. The river connects Estonia's two largest lakes with each other

-Every 10th person on the streets of Tartu is somehow connected to the university