Lake Viljandi
Lake Viljandi is a lake in Viljandi County, Estonia. The lake lies in a deep valley below the town of Viljandi. It has a depth of 11 m, length of 4.6 km, width of 400 m, and area of 1.55 km2.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Estonia
- Also known as: “Lake Fellin”, “Ozero Vil’yandi-Yarv”, and “Viljandi Jarv”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Viljandi Castle and Viljandi Landscape Conservation Area.
Viljandi Castle
Photo: Otoomet, Public domain.
Viljandi Castle is 13th Century castle in a Viljandi, Estonia. It was built by the Livonian Order, and construction started in 1224 in place of a former hillfort, which was one of the strongest castles in Livonia.
Viljandi Landscape Conservation Area
Nature reserve
Viljandi Landscape Conservation Area is a nature park situated in Viljandi County, Estonia. Its area is 366.8 ha. The protected area was designated in 1964 to protect Viljandi Ancient Valley and Viljandi Castle Park.
Viljandi railway station
Railway station
Photo: Uacs451, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Viljandi railway station is a railway station serving the town of Viljandi in southern Estonia. The station is the southern terminus of the Tallinn–Viljandi railway line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Viljandi and Viiratsi.
Viljandi
Photo: Iifar, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee.
Viljandi is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,255 in 2024. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major Estonian cities, Pärnu and Tartu.
Viiratsi
Village
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Viiratsi is a small borough in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 1,332. The Commander-in-chief of the Estonian Army Johan Laidoner was born in Raja farmstead near Viiratsi, site now located in nearby Vardja village. Viiratsi is situated 3 km east of Lake Viljandi.
Jämejala
Hamlet
Jämejala is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia. It has a population of 199. Jämejala is situated 4½ km north of Lake Viljandi.
Lake Viljandi
- Category: body of water
- Location: Viljandi County, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Viljandi from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Welsh—“Lake Viljandi” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Вільяндзі (возера)”
- Belarusian: “Вільяндзі”
- Cebuano: “Viljandi Järv”
- Chinese: “維爾揚迪湖”
- Croatian: “Viljandi”
- Czech: “Viljandi järv”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره ڤيلچاندى”
- Estonian: “Viljandi järv”
- Finnish: “Viljandi järv”
- German: “Viljandi-See”
- Latvian: “Viljandi ezers”
- Lithuanian: “Viljandžio ežeras”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Viljandisjøen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Viljandisjøen”
- Norwegian: “Viljandisjøen”
- Polish: “Jezioro Felińskie”
- Polish: “Viljandi”
- Russian: “Вильянди”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Viljandsko jezero”
- Spanish: “Lago Viljandi”
- Swedish: “Viljandi järv”
- Turkish: “Viljandi Gölü”
- Ukrainian: “Вільянді”
- Võro: “Viländi järv”
- Welsh: “Llyn Viljandi”
- “Viländi järv”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Viljandi Jaam and Lake Paala.
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