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Jõhvi

Town in Estonia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Jõhvi (/ˈjvi/ YOH-vee; Estonian: [ˈjɤhʋi]; German: Jewe) is a town in northeastern Estonia, and the administrative seat of Ida-Viru County and Jõhvi Parish. The town is located about 50 km west of the Estonia–Russia international border.

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History

Jõhvi was first mentioned as a village in 1241 in Liber Census Daniae when it was ruled by Denmark. 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. In 2005, the town of Jõhvi was united with the parish of Jõhvi.

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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 Kohtla-Järve, including the then district of Jõhvi. This influx resulted in Estonians becoming a minority in the area. [2][3]

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Climate

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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[16][17]

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