 viljandi () is a town and municipality in southern estonia with a population of 17,473 in 2013. it is the capital of viljandi county. the town was first mentioned in 1283, upon being granted its town charter by wilhelm von endorpe. the town became a member of the hanseatic league at the beginning of the 14th century, and is one of five estonian towns and cities in the league. the popular estonian newspaper sakala was founded in viljandi in 1878. thumb|right|st. john's church ==symbols== the flag of viljandi is bi-coloured, its upper part light blue and lower part white. the city's shield-shaped coat of arms is light blue, with a white rose in the middle. viljandi is the white rose city â in midsummer there are 720 white roses flowering in front of the city hall, planted for the town's anniversary in 2003. in summer, the white rose day is celebrated in viljandi. ==history== thumb|st. paul's church [[file:viljandi mÃµisa peahoone.jpg|thu
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