Türi is a town in Järva County, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of

Türi Parish Türi Parish ( et, Türi Vald) is a rural municipality in Järva County, Estonia. On 16 October 2005 Kabala Parish, Oisu Parish, Town of Türi and the former Türi Parish were united to form a new Türi Parish. On 2017 the parishes of Türi, K� ...

. Since 2000, Türi is known as the "spring capital" of Estonia. It has a railway station on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron (rail transit).

History

*1347 Türi first mentioned in historical records by the

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name of Turgel *1687 The establishment of the first school *1900 Railway traffic ( Viljandi– Tallinn, Türi– Paide) opened *1917 Türi gains the rights of a market town *1924 The first secondary education institution in Türi opened – Türi Horticultural Gymnasium *1926 The rights of a town given to Türi *1937 Erection of a radio mast. The mast was blown up by soviet forces in 1941 *1950 - 1959 Türi - the centre of Türi County. *1995 Türi Museum opened. *1997 Türi College of the University of Tartu for environmental science studies opened *2000 Türi declared the Spring Capital of Estonia by Mart Laar, the prime minister of Estonia *2005 Türi became the administrative centre of newly formed

Climate

Sights

Türi Church

Türi Church, originally dedicated to St. Martin, is a well-preserved medieval hall church of a form typical for central Estonia. Construction of the church probably started in the late 13th century and the ceiling was completed in the early 14th century. It retains much of its medieval look, including carved stone details such as consoles in the form of human heads. Other noteworthy interior details include the renaissance

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, a

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retable (by Christian Ackermann) and an altar painting by A. Pezold from 1856.

Gallery

File:Türi jaamahoone.jpg, Türi railway station File:Türi tehisjärv.jpg, Türi reservoir File:Türi kultuurimaja.jpg, Türi cultural center File:Türi Ühisgümnaasium.jpg, Türi school File:Türi Toimetulekukool.jpg, Türi Kevade School for the disabled

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Turi Cities and towns in Estonia Former municipalities of Estonia Türi Parish