Jõhvi ( ; ; ) is a

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in northeastern

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, and the administrative seat of

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and Jõhvi Parish. The town is located about 50 km west of the Estonia–Russia international border.

History

Jõhvi was first mentioned as a village in 1241 in Liber Census Daniae when it was ruled by

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. Historical names of Jõhvi were ''Gewi'' and ''Jewe''. In the 13th century a church was built there, and Jõhvi became the centre of the local church parish. On 1 May 1938, the government of Estonia upgraded the official status of Jõhvi from a borough to that of an independent town. During the period of Soviet administration (1944–1991), Jõhvi was administratively not a town, but a district of the city of

Kohtla-Järve Kohtla-Järve () is a city and Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in northeastern Estonia, founded in 1924 and incorporated as a town in 1946. The city is highly industrial, and is both a processor of oil shales and is a large producer of ...

. In 2005, the town of Jõhvi was united with the parish of Jõhvi.

Demographics

During the period when Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union, a significant influx of workers from other parts of the Soviet Union was initiated to support the expanding city of

, including the then district of Jõhvi. This influx resulted in Estonians becoming a minority in the area.

Climate

In cinematography

In 2024, a teaser for the Estonian-American film
Juvenile Inspektor: The Shadow Over Jõhvi
� was filmed in the city, in which the actors took part: Oleksiy Gorbunov, Alexander Ivashkevich, Ella Bardot, Maxim Pokrovsky and others. Producer and director of the film Pavel Gavrilin

Gallery

File:Jõhvi church.jpg, Jõhvi church File:Administratiivhoone Jõhvis, Jõhvi keskväljak.JPG, Central square File:Johvig peasissepaas.JPG, Jõhvi Gymnasium File:Jõhvi promenaad.JPG, Jõhvi promenade File:Concert Hall in Jõhvi.jpg, Jõhvi Concert Hall File:Jõhvi Central Library.JPG, Jõhvi Central Library File:Johvi town, Estonia.jpg, Jõhvi at night File:Kaljo Kiisk Monument.jpg, Monument ''in memoriam'' of Kaljo Kiisk File:100 aastat jõhvi jalgpalli (2022 a.).jpg, Monument to 100 years of football in Jõhvi File:Monument to Aleksius II in Johvi (2021).jpg, Monument to Aleksius II File:Monument «Jõhvi jalkamaja».jpg, Памятник «Дом футбола Йыхви»

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Johvi Cities and towns in Estonia Former municipalities of Estonia Kreis Wierland