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Türi is a town in Järvamaa, Estonia. It is located at around 58°48′31″N, 25°25′57″E.
[edit] History
- 1347 Türi first mentioned in historical records by the 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
- 1950 - 1959 Türi - the centre of Türi County.
- 1995 Opening of the Türi Museum was 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
