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Tartu, Est. Ema River at Tartu, Estonia
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Tartu

Estonia
Also known as: Derpt, Dorpat, Tarbatu, Yuryev
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Tartu, old university city of southeastern Estonia, on the Ema River. The original settlement of Tarbatu dates from the 5th century; in 1030 the Russians built a fort there called Yuryev. From the 13th to the 16th century, the town was a prosperous member of the Hanseatic League. Then held in turn by Poles (1582–1600, 1603–25) and Swedes (1600–03, 1625–1704), it was finally annexed to Russia by Peter I (the Great) in 1704. The city...

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