Jõgeva County ( et, Jõgeva maakond or ''Jõgevamaa'') is one of 15

counties of Estonia Counties ( et, maakond, plural ') are the first-level administrative subdivisions of Estonia. Estonian territory is composed of 15 counties, including 13 on the mainland and 2 on islands. The government (') of each county is led by a ' (gover ...

. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders Ida-Viru County to the north-east,

Lake Peipus Lake Peipus ( et, Peipsi-Pihkva järv; russian: Чудско-Псковское озеро, Псковско-Чудское озеро, Chudsko-Pskovskoye ozero, Pskovsko-Chudskoye ozero); is the largest trans-boundary lake in Europe, lying on ...

to the east,

Tartu County Tartu County ( et, Tartu maakond or ''Tartumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in eastern Estonia bordering Põlva County, Valga County, Viljandi County and Jõgeva County. The area of Tartu County is , which covers 6.9% ...

to the south,

Viljandi County Viljandi County ( et, Viljandi maakond or ''Viljandimaa''; german: Kreis Fellin) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties. History Viljandimaa, under the ...

to the south-west,

Järva County Järva County ( et, Järva maakond or ''Järvamaa''; german: Jerwen; la, Jervia) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in the central part of the country and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Jõgeva County to the south-east, ...

to the north-west and

Lääne-Viru County Lääne-Viru County ( et, Lääne-Viru maakond or ''Lääne-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland. In Estonian, ''lääne'' means western and ''ida'' means east or eastern ...

to the north.

History

Jõgeva County or Jõgevamaa was created January 1, 1990 from a parts of Viljandimaa and Tartumaa counties.

County government

The

County government A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

(Estonian: ''Maavalitsus'') was led by a

governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

(Estonian: ''maavanem''), who was appointed by the

Government of Estonia The Government of the Republic of Estonia (''Estonian language, Estonian: Vabariigi Valitsus'') is the cabinet (government), cabinet of Estonia. Under the Constitution of Estonia, Constitution, it exercises executive power pursuant to the Constit ...

for a term of five years. Since 2009 until 2018, the Jõgeva County governor position was held by Viktor Svjatõšev. From 01.01.2018 County governments were shut down in Estonia.

Municipalities

The county is subdivided into

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

. There are three rural municipalities (Estonian: ''vallad'' – parishes) in Jõgeva County.

Images

Jõgeva parish.jpg, Central Jõgeva parish Kuremaa mõisa peahoone.jpg, Main building of

Kuremaa Kuremaa is a small borough (') in Jõgeva Parish, Jõgeva County in eastern Estonia. It lies 10 km from Jõgeva, near the northern shore of Lake Kuremaa, the 11th largest lake in Estonia. Kuremaa features an estate that was owned by the von ...

manor Kuremaa mõisa tuuleveski.jpg, Kuremaa windmill Torma kirik3.jpg,

Torma Torma (Skt: Balingta, Tib: Tor-ma, Wylie: gtor ma) are figures made mostly of flour and butter used in tantric rituals or as offerings in Tibetan Buddhism. They may be dyed in different colors, often with white or red for the main body of t ...

Church Kaiu järv 26-05-2012.JPG,

Kaiu Kaiu is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Rapla Parish, Rapla County, Estonia. Between 1993 and 2017 (until the administrative reform of Estonian local governments ), the town was the administrative center of Kaiu Parish Kaiu Parish ( et, Kai ...

Lake Laiuse linnuse varemed1.jpg,

Laiuse Castle Laiuse Castle (Estonian: ''Laiuse ordulinnus'', German: ''Burg Lais'') was a Livonian Order castle in Laiusevälja, Jõgeva Parish, Estonia. The castle is now in ruins. Laiuse Castle was the first castle in Estonia built to cope with firearm ...

ruins Palamuse kihelkonnakooli hoone.jpg,

Palamuse Palamuse is a Populated places in Estonia, small borough ( et, alevik) in Jõgeva County, in Jõgeva Parish, Estonia, located about southeast of the town of Jõgeva. It is passed by the Amme River. With a population of 551 (as of 1 January 2011) ...

parish school Jõgeva bussijaam.JPG, Jõgeva bus station Mustvee kirik.JPG,

Mustvee Mustvee is a town in Mustvee Parish, Estonia. It lies on the shore of Lake Peipus in Jõgeva County. Its population of 1,600 is approximately half Estonian and half Russian. The name of Mustvee was first recorded in 1343 at the time of reign ...

Church 23980KursiKirik.jpg, Kursi Church Lustivere mõisa peahoone 19-05-2013.jpg, Main building of Lustivere manor Betti Alveri muuseum 2012.JPG,

Betti Alver Elisabet "Betti" Alver ( in Jõgeva – 19 June 1989 in Tartu), was one of Estonia's most notable poets. She was among the first generation to be educated in schools of an independent Estonia. She went to grammar school in Tartu. Writing S ...

museum in

Jõgeva Jõgeva (german: Laisholm) is a small town in Estonia with a population of around 5000 people. It is the capital of Jõgeva Parish and Jõgeva County. History Jõgeva was first mentioned in 1599 as ''Jagiwa'' manor, being established only rec ...

EndlaRaba3.jpg, Männikjärve bog in Endla Kursi Vabadussõja mälestussammas.JPG,

Estonian War of Independence The Estonian War of Independence ( et, Vabadussõda, literally "Freedom War"), also known as the Estonian Liberation War, was a defensive campaign of the Estonian Army and its allies, most notably the United Kingdom, against the Bolshevik westwa ...

Memorial in Kursi Alam-Pedja Kirna 2007.jpg, Floodplain of the

Pedja River The Pedja ( et, Pedja jõgi) is the fourth longest river in Estonia. Its source is near Simuna on the southern slopes of the Pandivere Upland. The river flows for 122 km through Lääne-Viru, Jõgeva and Tartu counties before joining t ...

Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve ( et, Alam-Pedja looduskaitseala) is the largest nature reserve in Estonia. It is a vast wilderness area which covers and consists of a complex of 5 large bogs separated by unregulated rivers, their floodplains, and ex ...

near Kirna Puurmani mõis1.JPG, Main building of Puurmani manor

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