Výhodné půjčení vozu v Tartu

Tartu is Estonia's second biggest city, behind Tallinn, the country's political and financial capital. It lies 186 kilometers (116 miles) southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometers (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia's capital. The distance from Viljandi to Estonia's summer holiday capital Pärnu in the west is 176 kilometers (109 miles), and the quickest route by vehicle is through Viljandi and Kilingi-Nmme. Tartu is located on the Emajgi ("Mother River"), which connects Estonia's two major lakes, Lake Vrtsjärv and Lake Peipus. Tartu Airport serves the city.

Tartu is frequently regarded as the country's intellectual center, in part because it is home to the nation's oldest and most known institution, the University of Tartu; Tartu is also the oldest city in Estonia and neighboring Baltic nations. Tartu is home to the Estonian Supreme Court, the Ministry of Education and Research, the Estonian National Museum, and Vanemuine, the country's oldest Estonian-language theater. It is also the origin of the Estonian Song Festivals.

Tartu will be designated as the European Capital of Culture in 2024.

Tartu is located in a moderate humid continental climatic zone (Dfb). The climate is rather moderate for such a high latitude, owing primarily to the closeness of the Baltic Sea and warm airflows from the Atlantic. However, continental influence may be felt on scorching summer days and cold spells in winter, when temperatures can occasionally (though rarely) fall below 30 °C (22 °F). Summers are often mild, while winters are frigid.