Lake Viljandi

Lake Viljandi is a in , . The lake lies in a deep valley below the town of . It has a depth of 11 m, length of 4.6 km, width of 400 m, and area of 1.55 km2.
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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.

Photo: Otoomet, Public domain.
is 13th Century castle in a , . 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.

Nature reserve
is a nature park situated in , . Its area is 366.8 ha. The protected area was designated in 1964 to protect Viljandi Ancient Valley and Park.

Railway station
is a railway station serving the town of in southern . The station is the southern terminus of the Tallinn–Viljandi railway line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Viljandi and Viiratsi.

is a town and municipality in southern with a population of 17,255 in 2024. It is the capital of and is geographically located between two major Estonian cities, and .

Village
is a small borough in , , . 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 , site now located in nearby Vardja village. is situated 3 km east of Lake Viljandi.

Hamlet
is a village in , , . It has a population of 199. is situated 4½ km north of Lake Viljandi.

Lake Viljandi

Latitude
58.34944° or 58° 20′ 58″ north
Longitude
25.59194° or 25° 35′ 31″ east
Elevation
43 metres (141 feet)
Open location code
9GC78HXR+QQ
Geo­Names ID
587591
Wiki­data ID
Q1229384
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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

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lake Viljandi”. Photo: janne, CC BY-SA 2.0.