Viljandi
Kildu Basic School
Viljandi
by
Eisi Kõiv
Supervisor: Margit Kirss
Kildu 2008
Our 700 years old Viljandi
Viljandi is a town (24,000 inhabitants) in Estonia, 160 km south of the capital Tallinn. The town is
the administrative capital of the county with the same name as the town.
In Viljandi there is theater Ugala, cinema Rubiin, museum, art gallery. Give a concert in Culture
centre, Jaani- and Pauluse church, but in Cultureacatemy, too.
Folk
Summer in Viljandi culminates with the annual folk music festival.
The Viljandi Folk Music Festival is a music festival in Estonia with a
central focus on European folk music.In the year 2006, over 24,000
people attended the concerts, but many more just came to take part in
the festivities. As such, it is the largest annual music festival in
Estonia, and one of the largest folk music festivals in Europe.
Lake Viljandi