Tartu

Country

Soviet Union

Coordinates

58.3800, 26.7225

History

• Dorpat (–1224)
• Dorpat (1224–1300), Livonian Order
• Derpt (1300–1558), Livonian Order
• Derpt (1558–1582), Tsardom of Russia
• Derpt (1582–1600), Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
• Derpt (1600–1603), Sweden
• Derpt (1603–1625), Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
• Derpt (1625–1656), Sweden
• Derpt (1656–1661), Tsardom of Russia
• Derpt (1661–1704), Sweden
• Derpt (1704–1893), Russian Empire
• Dorpat (1893–1918), Russian Empire
• Dorpat (1918–1919), Estonia
• Tartu (1919–1940), Estonia
• Tartu (1940–1941), Soviet Union
• Tartu (1941–1944), Nazi Germany
• Tartu (1944–1991), Soviet Union
• Tartu (1991–), Estonia

Composers

• Juhan Simm (1885–1959), died in Tartu
• Heino Eller (1887–1970), was born in Tartu
• Jaan Rääts (1932–2020), was born in Tartu
• Avo Sõmer (1934–2024), was born in Tartu