Jõgeva County ( or ''Jõgevamaa'') is one of 15

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. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders

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to the north-east, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south,

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to the south-west, Järva County to the north-west and

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to the north.

History

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

County government

Previously the county government (Estonian: ''Maavalitsus'') was led by a

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(Estonian: ''maavanem''), who was appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years. Since 2009 until 2017, the Jõgeva County governor position was held by Viktor Svjatõšev. From January 1, 2018 county governments were shut down in Estonia.

Municipalities

The county is subdivided into

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

Religion

The following congregations of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (EELC) operate in Jõgeva County: Jõgeva, Kursi, Laiuse, Lohusuu, Avinurme, Maarja-Magdaleena, Mustvee, Palamuse and Torma congregation under EELC's Tartu Deanery and Põltsamaa congregation under EELC's Viljandi Deanery. Regarding Eastern Orthodoxy, there are under the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church congregations in Põltsamaa and Kaarepere. An Orthodox congregation in Mustvee operates under the jurisdiction of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate The congregation of Mercy and the Holy Trinity, which operates in Mustvee, is an independent Orthodox congregation that does not belong to the canonical jurisdiction of either the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church or the Moscow Patriarchate. Old Believer congregations operate in Mustvee, Raja and Kükita. There are three Baptist congregations in the county, and Adventists and other Christians also have their congregations.

Images

Jõgeva parish.jpg, Central Jõgeva parish Kuremaa mõisa peahoone.jpg, Main building of Kuremaa manor Kuremaa mõisa tuuleveski.jpg, Kuremaa windmill Torma kirik3.jpg, Torma Church Kaiu järv 26-05-2012.JPG, Kaiu Lake Laiuse linnuse varemed1.jpg, Laiuse Castle ruins Palamuse kihelkonnakooli hoone.jpg, Palamuse parish school Jõgeva bussijaam.JPG, Jõgeva bus station Mustvee kirik.JPG, Mustvee Church 23980KursiKirik.jpg, Kursi Church Lustivere mõisa peahoone 19-05-2013.jpg, Main building of Lustivere manor Betti Alveri muuseum 2012.JPG, Betti Alver museum in Jõgeva EndlaRaba3.jpg, Männikjärve bog in Endla Kursi Vabadussõja mälestussammas.JPG,

Estonian War of Independence The Estonian War of Independence, also known as the War of Freedom in Estonia, was a defensive campaign of the Estonian Army and its allies, most notably the United Kingdom, against the Soviet Russian westward offensive of 1918–1919 and the ...

Memorial in Kursi Alam-Pedja Kirna 2007.jpg, Floodplain of the Pedja River in Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve near Kirna Puurmani mõis1.JPG, Main building of Puurmani manor

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