TOWN OF VORU

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00047R000400320001-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 15, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 4, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. V4ru ~`~?52'N and 27041', a county seat, is located in southeast Estonia
and is bounded on the southwest by Tamale Lake anc~ on the northwest by
the Vohandu RiverN The area to the na~rtheast and east consists primarily
off' open meadows and swampland... Established in 178+, the city in 1g37 had
a population cif approximately six thousand. The rai~.road line from Vala,
Estonia, to Psl~ov, USSR, passed three kilometers south of the city, and ;
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~'ust south of the railroad was the Headquarters of the Seventh xnfan-Ery
Ite~irrrent of the Estonian Army.
X have located on a map',,, Sep ~S~ketch #1:evs~.3a'~le at the: CIA Mara yib~as~
1;k~~~aipal landnr~~ts in ~'oru, Abe xna.~ber?. 'be~.ow c~or~esgonc3ing to thmse
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City Hall.. Small wooden building,-one-story high,, containing
about: 24 roams, including a small library.
County Government $uild~.ng. This was a large building, three-~
stories higkr., made of white stone. Tn a separate building
~ a g~:x'a ax~:d xe;~air e~rc,~- fQ~' tru.~.ke azad otb,er hi~rway
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Varu Evaxzgelical Lutheran Church, kn.awn as Katarina Church.
Built in 17g3 it is an excellent example of early classic
style, includinv a tall tower with 8%.oTOSS on
Orthodox G~iurch., known as "ETuri" { George ~ Church.
Cty+ and Catzt~.ty Hospital. A two~Stcrry_ wooden building, with
a 140-124 bed capacity and staf`ed by r:'our or five doctors.
Farmer Estonian Barak, Small, one-scary stone building, After
lg3c~ it wars used as a headquarters -for the Home Guard.
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Vcrru Earrk Y Qne--story wooden building..
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8. Prefecture af' Palice. Two-story; wonders building.
Post Office. Large, two-~stoi:~~r! atone building alo housing telephone and
telegr?sph office.-
Gyirtnasium, Two-story;, stone; building, erected about 1j34 or 1835._ _ Girls
attended-classes in the marnzng and. boy:7 in the afternoon.
11. -Home ward ~Ieadquarters .
Small, one-story, wooden building.
12. Kreutzwald Museum. Sma11 wooden-house, former home of famous Estonian poet.
law I~.reutzwald Memorial. Statue of the Estoriie~a poet in the city park.
14. Slaughter ~ouse.. One--story,.. stone build~.ng.'*
15.
18. Officers Club ?f ox ,Estonian.Army. Large,. ;one-story s~one,.building....:
'Nara CoQperativ~ Bank.: Large
sta~e~ d~a' (first ~~`~aor.
building.:,
,A,y ~st~~,et ~ead.rt~x~e~.
17. Stadium.
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19. 8eean'~s (non-cam?~lissianed officers 'Club, Two-story stoiae bcil~d`i.ri
~, 2O: "Katinel"' '~heatre?R
21. ''Je~.eik~' Ltr-~'ae'r
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22. ~e~t~~h, `Sys~~:gogue..
23 . 1? ear;. $tsta,~pn
-S`~Gi~~e ~L111~1T1~,, `W1.'t,,.:~ `cs,ll
24. Distillery, or?e of the few. ,.in Estonia,:.. WY~n the, .Soy3.cts left
].941: they'' durriped 4~5 thot~sarid ~iters_ of al~o~,o~, :xi the lake
25. Public elementary E. ...goo? .which hack been a,.f,carmer tea,ehers'
This was '~ two story, 'atoxie~ buil:d~.ng..'. .
2S Public elementary' scYioo7:`.
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7:'~*o-story `WO~den ~bui:ldinr;.
27. Fire ~epPZtnt. Smal3 brick bu3,Iding, one,;s~tory,~.
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tsta~y' s`~o..and:: second: stor~r ~rs+ocl.
29. Pu* ;...'.c .Ba'~h Hause.,_ 4ne--story,: stone buildirig~..
3fl. Public Bath Douse.
~l. ~'ublie Bath. F~aus`e:
one-story, stone building; which had cooperative
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32.~ I:,eather,_f'"actory a~rned by M Gold.Yerg:
33. i.lway S~atinn
34'g Lutherah e~rietery.
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Wooden buildng,. par',t1,y, ~or~e ;~,t,~z~y' and partly tvra
Factory, awned."'by ~. Jew Qf 'the : same name
1.~x ~f'~~'~x.v~h~dr~~l~0.r.