Varstu
{{Short description|Borough in Estonia}}
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|subdivision_name2 = Rõuge Parish
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Varstu is a small borough ({{langx|et|alevik}}) in Rõuge Parish, Võru County in southeastern Estonia. Between 1991 and 2017 (until the administrative reform of Estonian municipalities) the it was the administrative centre of Varstu Parish.{{cite web| url=http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/geonames4.asp |title=NGA GeoName Database |publisher=National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency |access-date=2008-07-09 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080608190852/http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/geonames4.asp |archive-date = 2008-06-08}}
Varstu is the birthplace of historian Vello Helk (1923–2014).
Mõniste-Ritsiku church 02.JPG|Mõniste-Ritsiku Orthodox church of St. John the Baptist
Ritsiku kalmistu 01.JPG|Ritsiku cemetery in Varstu
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.maplandia.com/estonia/voru/varstu/varstu/ Satellite map at Maplandia.com]
{{Rõuge Parish}}
{{Boroughs of Estonia}}
Category:Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia
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