Tartu County
According to archaeologists people inhabited the present territory of the County of Tartu (area 3,089 sq km, population 150 000) approximately 5000 years ago. In the second half of the 19th century the National Awakening of the Estonians started from the County of Tartu. The development of this region was favored with the building of a railway, which connected Tartu with Tallinn, Riga and St Petersburg. The town of Tartu, located in the Centre of the County is the oldest town in the Baltic States and the Centre of South Estonia.The most interesting sights of Tartu County :
The permanent exhibitions in the Estonian Agricultural Museum depict the development of agriculture and agricultural equipment. There is a smithy and windmill that are opened for visitors and a display of old steam locomotives and tractors. At the disposal of the Museum are the courtyard and outbuildings of the previous Manor of Ülenurme (horse stable, byre, carpenter's workshop, smithy, barn and other buildings). At the time of the opening there were 58 000 exhibits in the Museum, including 6419 tools, machines and other equipment, over 22 000 books and 27 000 photos.
The preserved Tavern of Uhti is at the crossroads of the new Tartu-Võru Road with the Tartu-Põlva Road. The building was erected at the beginning of the 19th century and is the only example of architecture of its kind in the Southern part of the County of Tartu, preserved in almost its original form. Here current events from near and far were discussed, trade transactions made and farm servants hired.
 The Nature Reserve of Alam-Pedja (260 sq km), was established in 1994 covering the uncultivated river bank marshes and river valleys on the borders of the Counties Tartu, Jõgeva and Viljandi. The Nature Reserve of Alam-Pedja is a wetland of international importance, protected according to the Ramsari Convention since 1997. There is a 7.5 km long Kirna Hiking Trail in the County of Jogeva.
On a manor meadow to the left of the road, a Russian Orthodox Church of Aleksander Nevski is situated. Just near it there is a protected linden coppice, considered to be an ancient sacred grove. The land behind the Church is called Veremaa (Blood Land) among people. There used to be the manor stables here in the old days, where the peasants were beaten and the land was often red from their blood. Near the Church, under the slope of the ancient valley there is an ancient sacrificial well, bounded with a plank case; the water bubbles out of the sand and, according to legend, has a rejuvenating effect.
The Landscape Reserve of the Outcrop of Tamme is situated on the Eastern shore of Lake Võrtsjarv, between the villages of Tamme and Neemisküla in the Parish of Rannu, where many sandstone outcrops of the Aruküla Layer dating from the Central Devonian period can be found. This outcrop is famous place for finding Placoderms; much valuable paleontological material has been gathered here since the second half of the 19th century. There is a walking trail with 10 information boards which allow you to obtain interesting information about the nature of this region. There is a sign leading to the beginning of the trail at the Kureküla bus stop on the Sangla-Rannu road.
 The symbol of Kambja is the Church of Saint Martin, towering on the shore of a beautiful lake. Historical documents first mention the Church of Saint Martin in 1330. In 1471 there was a wooden church that was burnt and plundered during the Livonian and North Wars. In 1720 the Church was restored, this time it was built from stone. The restoration work of this three-nave Church, biggest in the region of South-Estonia, seating up to 3500 people, started in 1989. The old church bells, cast in Moscow have been preserved.



 
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