Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Tartu, Estonia

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 5.8 km
Ascend 79 m
Descend 77 m

Explore Tartu in Estonia with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in TartuIndividual Sights in Tartu

Sight 1: Broken Cornflower

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The broken Cornflower is a monument to the victims of communism located next to the county government building in Tartu at 15 Riia Street. The monument was opened in 1990 and at first it was located on the corner of Pepler and Riga streets, but was later moved.

Wikipedia: Murtud Rukkilill (ET)

603 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Karl Menning

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Karl Menning's sculpture is a sculpture created by Mare Mikoff in 2006 on the terrace of the Vanemuine Theater Café in Tartu.

Wikipedia: Karl Menningu skulptuur (ET)

70 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Eduard Tubin

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Eduard Tubin's monument is a memorial created in memory of Estonian composer Eduard Tubin. The monument was opened on June 19, 2005. The monument is located in front of the new house of the Vanemuine Theater in Tartu. The authors of the monument are sculptor Aili Vahtrapuu, architect Veronika Valk and Louis Dandrel, the creator of the sound installation. The monument was poured by the bronze ARS monumental and the construction work on the square was done by OÜ Tavt. The monument is equipped with music by Eduard Tubin.

Wikipedia: Eduard Tubina monument (ET)

286 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Oscar Wilde/Eduard Vilde Statue

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The sculpture by Oscar Wilde and Eduard Vilde is a bronze sculpture on Vallikraavi Street in Tartu, depicting writers Eduard Vilde and Oscar Wilde sitting on a granite bench.

Wikipedia: Oscar Wilde'i ja Eduard Vilde skulptuur (ET)

246 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Kissing Students Fountain

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The Fountain of Kissing Students is a fountain located on The Town Hall Square in Tartu.

Wikipedia: Suudlevad tudengid (purskkaev) (ET)

185 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Women from the Countryside

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"Country Women" is a 1974 sculpture group by Estonian sculptor Mare Mikofi. The realistic sculpture depicts two country women, the older of whom sits on a bench and the younger one stands.

Wikipedia: Maanaised (ET)

252 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Hugo Treffner

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Hugo Treffner's monument is located in Ülejõe Park, Tartu, on the site of the Hugo Treffner Private School, founded by Hugo Treffner. The authors of the monument are the sculptor Mati Karmin and the architect Tiit Trummal. The monument was inaugurated on May 25, 1997.

Wikipedia: Hugo Treffneri monument (ET)

178 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: 100 000. tartlase sündi tähistav monument

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A sculpture group to celebrate the birth of 100,000 people from Tartu is located on the left bank of the Emajõgi River in Tartu, between the Atlantis Club and the Kaarsilla.

Wikipedia: Skulptuurigrupp 100 000. tartlase sünni tähistamiseks (ET)

237 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Oskar Luts

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Oskar Luts / GFDL

The statue of Oskar Luts is a monument erected in 1987 for the 100th anniversary of the birth of the writer Oskar Luts in Tartu, in the Freedom Boulevard. The authors of the monument are the sculptor Aulin Rimm and the architect Allan Murdmaa.

Wikipedia: Oskar Lutsu ausammas (ET)

57 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald

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Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald HendrixEesti / AO

The Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald Monument is a monument to the Estonian writer and doctor Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, located in Tartu's Freedom Boulevard on the outskirts of the Emajõgi River.

Wikipedia: Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwaldi monument (Tartu) (ET)

168 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Piiskop Platoni mälestustahvel

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The memorial plaque of Bishop Plato is a monument created in memory of the martyr bishop Plato, who was killed during the Red Terror in the massacre of the Tartu Credit Treasury on January 14, 1919.

Wikipedia: Piiskop Platoni mälestustahvel (ET)

231 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Jaan Tõnisson

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Jaan Tõnisson Martijn Munneke / CC BY 2.0

The monument to Jaan Tõnisson has been erected in memory of Jaan Tõnisson, the former Estonian State Elder, Prime Minister and publisher and editor-in-chief of Postimees. The monument is located in the center of Tartu, opposite the former editorial office of Postimees, in Tõnisson Square.

Wikipedia: Jaan Tõnissoni monument (ET)

155 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Statue of Gustav II Adolf

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The monument to Gustav II Adolf is a monument to Gustav II Adolf in Tartu, behind the main building of the University of Tartu in Kuningasquare.

Wikipedia: Gustav II Adolfi monument (ET)

487 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 14: F. G. W. von Struve

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Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve Monument is a monument in front of the Tartu Observatory in the memory of Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve and opened in 1969. The authors of the monument are sculptor Olav Männi and architect Udo Ivask.

Wikipedia: Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve monument (ET)

218 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Friedrich Robert Faehlmann

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The monument to Friedrich Robert Faehlmann was opened in Tartu, on Toomemägi Hill, in front of the Old Anatomical Museum on May 18, 1930. The monument is dedicated to the founder and doctor of Estonian national literature – Friedrich Robert Faehlmann. The author of the monument is Voldemar Mellik.

Wikipedia: Friedrich Robert Faehlmanni monument (ET)

188 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Johan Skytte

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The Johan Skytte Monument is a monument created in honor of Johan Skytte, the founder of the University of Tartu, located in front of the Supreme Court building in Tartu. The author of the seal-shaped monument is the sculptor Tiiu Kirsipuu.

Wikipedia: Johan Skytte monument (ET)

191 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 17: Rahvaste monument

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The Peoples' Monument or Peoples' Monument is a monument in Toomeoru, Tartu, on Vallikraavi Street. It is the oldest monument in Tartu that is still there.

Wikipedia: Rahvaste mälestussammas (ET)

209 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 18: Ernst Bergmann

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The Ernst Bergmann Monument is a monument created in memory of Ernst Bergmann, a medical scientist, student and lecturer at the University of Tartu, professor of surgery, located on Toomemägi Hill, Tartu. It was completed in 1913. The author of the monument is the German sculptor Adolf von Hildebrand.

Wikipedia: Ernst Bergmanni monument (ET)

534 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 19: Mart Saar

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Mart Saar's monument is a memorial created to memory of composer Mart Saar. The monument, completed in 1982, is sculptor Aime Kuulbusch-Mölder. The monument is located on Kooli Street in Tartu.

Wikipedia: Mart Saare monument (Tartu) (ET)

1332 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 20: Mathieseni park

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Mathiesen Park is a park in Tartu, located between Ludvig Puusepa Street and Nikolai Lunin Street.

Wikipedia: Mathieseni park (ET)

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