Elva, Estonia

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Elva linn Elva
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Location of Elva, Estonia
Coordinates: 58°14′N 26°25′E / 58.233, 26.417
Country	Estonia
County	Tartu County
Area
- Total	9.92 km² (3.8 sq mi)
Population (2005)
- Total	6,280
- Density	592.4/km² (1,534.3/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Elva is a town (since May 1, 1938) and a municipality in Tartu County, Estonia.

Elva has two larger lakes. Lake Verevi has a sandy and well-developed beach area that is very popular in the summer and is host to many outdoor events. Lake Arbi has wet reed grown shores. Elva's largest employer (and in all of southern Estonia) is Enics Eesti AS, subsidiary of Enics Group, providing electronics manufacturing services in industrial electronics. Elva has one school, Elva Gümnaasium, offering education from 1st grade to high school graduation.

[edit] History of Elva

Elva was founded soon after the completion of Tartu-Valga train route that was built from 1886 to 1889. Elva was first mentioned in an Estonian newspaper in 1889. Elva is named after the Elva river that has been mentioned in books already in XVII century. In 1913 a two grade school was opened. On May 1st, 1938 Elva became a town. The town center was heavily damaged in the Second World War. From 1950 to 1962 Elva was District Central of Elva district. Elva's town rights were restored in 1965.

[edit] External links

• Elva linn - Official website

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