''Jõgevatreff'' is an annual international meeting of motorcyclists in the settlement 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 v ...

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; also the largest gathering of bikers in

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. The event is organized by the NGO Jõgeva MC.

History

The first event took place in 1992 by the lake Peipus, it was organized for the first time by a legendary local motorcycle enthusiast Igor Ellisson (''10. VI 1954 – 11. VII 2021''),

citizen of the year 2012, In 2009, he was awarded the Silver Cross of Jõgeva County () and in 2011 the

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Organization

The event traditionally takes place on the last weekend of July and lasts for several days. The first participants arrive already on Thursday. Tickets are sold both in advance and on the spot. The territory is fenced with a mesh fence and secured throughout the event. There is a guest house and a swimming center complex where the showers can be used from morning until night with a sauna in the evening. File:Treff telklaager.jpg File:Telklaager2017.jpg File:Jogevatreff.siga.jpg File:Jogevatreff.kiosk.jpg

Media coverage

national television coverage

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2009, 2013

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2013, 2014, 2016, and press

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1997, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2021

Vooremaa Vooremaa ("Drumlin Land" in Estonian language, Estonian; also Saadjärv Drumlin Field) is a landscape region mostly in Jõgeva County, Estonia. It consists of drumlins and Depression (geology), depressions that were formed by Glacier ice accumu ...

.2014

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2020, 2021, 2022

References

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