Tapa is a town in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia, located at the junction of the country's Tallinn–Narva (west–east) and Tallinn–Tartu–Valga (north–south) railway lines. It is an important centre of transit for freight as well as rail passengers, a home to soldiers since the 1930s. Tapa also plays an important role in training young men and women in the Estonian Defense Forces, being nearby to Keskpolügoon. The Valgejõgi River passes Tapa on its northeastern side.
Central Tapa
Tapa/Loobu (Kill/Quit) sign.
Tapa railway station
Armored Train No 1 near Tapa on 9 January 1919. Fallen soldiers of the Red Army on the foreground.
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,435. It is 186 kilometres southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the two largest lakes in Estonia, Lake Võrtsjärv and Lake Peipus. From the 13th century until the end of the 19th century, Tartu was known in most of the world by variants of its historical name Dorpat.
Image: Tartu asv 2022 04 img 31 View from Emajõe Tower
Image: Heart of Tartu
Image: Eesti Rahva Muuseumi peahoone 13
Image: Tartu Ülikooli peahoone 2012
