The ruins of the pre-Christian Vooru Castle hill fort are located in Vooru. The castle was built in the middle 6th-7th centuries AD and was in use until the 11th century. It was the largest stronghold of the native Livonian population in Viljandi County from that era.[6] Archaeological excavations of the ruins in 1969-1970 reveal the stronghold was burned on at least three occasions before being abandoned.[7] The site is now on the National Register of Cultural Monuments.[8]
The first recorded mention of Vooru (German: Worroküll) as a settlement was in 1583, where a manor house built by Baltic German nobility stood. A later manor house and outbuildings were built sometime in the 18th century. Baltic German writer August von Kotzebue[9] lived at the manor briefly in 1800 following his arrest en route to Saint Petersburg from Tallinn (then, Reval) after being accused of being a Jacobin. von Kotzebue was deported to Siberia. However, he had written a comedy which flattered the vanity of Paul I of Russia and he was quickly released and presented with the Vooru estate from the crown lands of Livonia as compensation. von Kotzebue later wrote about this period in his life in the autobiographical Das merkwürdigste Jahr meines Lebens (The Strangest Year of My Life).[10]
Following the Estonian War of Independence, in 1920, Vooru was classified as a settlement and in 1945, the local church was incorporated into the settlement.[11] In 1977, the settlements of Arakumäe, Kõksi and Suureküla were merged with Vooru to create the village of Vooru.[12]
Vooru is the birthplace of Estonian poet Martin Lipp (1854–1923), who is best known as the author of the poem "The Estonian Flag", which was set to the music of composer Enn Võrk.[13]
^Williamson, G.S. (December 2000). "What Killed August von Kotzebue? The Temptations of Virtue and the Political Theology German Nationalism, 1789–1819". The Journal of Modern History. 72 (4): 890–943. doi:10.1086/318549.
^KNR Dictionary of Estonian Place names Retrieved 3 January 2016.
^KNR Dictionary of Estonian Place names Retrieved 3 January 2016.
^Eesti Kirik. Martin Lipp jättis jälje eesti kultuurilukku. Linda Raudvassar. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016. (In Estonian).
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vooru, locally, vuuru, village, viljandi, parish, viljandi, county, estonia, miles, southeast, town, viljandi, mile, south, village, suislepa, near, southern, border, valga, county, Õhne, river, 2011, population, decrease, from, 2000, census, villagelocation, . Vooru locally Vuuru 2 is a village in Viljandi Parish Viljandi County Estonia It is 34 km 21 miles southeast of the town of Viljandi 2 km 1 mile south of the village of Suislepa near the southern border of Valga County and the Ohne river 3 4 As of 2011 the population of Vooru was 65 a decrease from 101 in the 2000 census 5 VooruVillageVooruLocation in EstoniaCoordinates 58 07 58 N 25 57 25 E 58 13278 N 25 95694 E 58 13278 25 95694CountryEstoniaCountyViljandi CountyMunicipalityViljandi ParishPopulation 2011 Total65 1 The ruins of the pre Christian Vooru Castle hill fort are located in Vooru The castle was built in the middle 6th 7th centuries AD and was in use until the 11th century It was the largest stronghold of the native Livonian population in Viljandi County from that era 6 Archaeological excavations of the ruins in 1969 1970 reveal the stronghold was burned on at least three occasions before being abandoned 7 The site is now on the National Register of Cultural Monuments 8 The first recorded mention of Vooru German Worrokull as a settlement was in 1583 where a manor house built by Baltic German nobility stood A later manor house and outbuildings were built sometime in the 18th century Baltic German writer August von Kotzebue 9 lived at the manor briefly in 1800 following his arrest en route to Saint Petersburg from Tallinn then Reval after being accused of being a Jacobin von Kotzebue was deported to Siberia However he had written a comedy which flattered the vanity of Paul I of Russia and he was quickly released and presented with the Vooru estate from the crown lands of Livonia as compensation von Kotzebue later wrote about this period in his life in the autobiographical Das merkwurdigste Jahr meines Lebens The Strangest Year of My Life 10 Following the Estonian War of Independence in 1920 Vooru was classified as a settlement and in 1945 the local church was incorporated into the settlement 11 In 1977 the settlements of Arakumae Koksi and Suurekula were merged with Vooru to create the village of Vooru 12 Vooru is the birthplace of Estonian poet Martin Lipp 1854 1923 who is best known as the author of the poem The Estonian Flag which was set to the music of composer Enn Vork 13 References edit citypopulation de Retrieved 3 January 2016 KNR Dictionary of Estonian Place names Retrieved 3 January 2016 longitude latitiude maps com Retrieved 3 January 2016 distancebetween info Retrieved 3 January 2016 citypopulation de Retrieved 3 January 2016 eestigiid com Retrieved 3 January 2016 Kultuurimalestiste riiklik register 13360 Linnus Vooru linnamagi Retrieved 3 January 2016 In Estonian Kultuurimalestiste riiklik register 13360 Linnus Vooru linnamagi Retrieved 3 January 2016 In Estonian eestigiid com Retrieved 3 January 2016 Williamson G S December 2000 What Killed August von Kotzebue The Temptations of Virtue and the Political Theology German Nationalism 1789 1819 The Journal of Modern History 72 4 890 943 doi 10 1086 318549 KNR Dictionary of Estonian Place names Retrieved 3 January 2016 KNR Dictionary of Estonian Place names Retrieved 3 January 2016 Eesti Kirik Martin Lipp jattis jalje eesti kultuurilukku Linda Raudvassar 9 April 2014 Retrieved 3 January 2016 In Estonian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vooru amp oldid 1078420368, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
