Jõgeva County
The circle Jõgeva (Estonian Jõgeva maakond or Jõgevamaa ) is a county ( maakond ) in Estonia.
Geography
It lies in the east of the country, bordered to the northeast by the Ida- Viru, on the north by Lääne Viru, on the northwest by Järva, on the southwest by Viljandi, and on the south by the Tartu county. To the east of the county is bordered by the Lake Peipsi, through which also the border with Russia.
Landscape
In Jõgeva circle there are two nature reserves (Estonian looduskaitseala, short LKA ), the Endla Nature Reserve in the north and the Alam - Pedja Nature Reserve in the southwest. The Pedja Nature Reserve is a wetland of international importance. It is one of the areas that are protected by the Ramsar Convention.
In the center of the county lies the Vooremaa, a drumlin. Between the drumlins many elongated lakes, the largest being the Saadjärv ( Saadsee ) and the Kaiavere järv ( Kaiaveresee ). The east of the county closes at Lake Peipus ( Peipsi estn järv ), the fourth largest lake in Europe, at.
In addition, through the circle Jõgeva flow two of the largest rivers of Estonia, the river Põltsamaa ( estn Põltsamaa Jõgi ) and the River Pedja ( Pedja estn Jõgi ).
The highest point of the county is the Laiuse Mountain ( estn Laiuse Mägi ) with a height of 144m.
Infrastructure
Through the western part of the Tallinn - Tartu - Main Street ( estn Tallinn - Tartu maantee ), the main thoroughfare of Estonia, by the East, the Tartu - Jõhvi main road runs ( estn Tartu Jõhvi maantee ), another very important street of the country.
On the north - south line runs through the center of the circle - even Jõgeva - Piibe the main road ( estn Piibe maantee ). It combines Tartu Rakvere.
Parallel to Piibe maantee runs the railway line Tallinn - Tapa - Tartu, which both for passenger transport (see Edelaraudtee ) as well as oil and freight transport is utilized.
Policy
The county government ( maakonnavalitsus ) is headed by a governor ( maavanem ), who is appointed by the Government of Estonia for five years.
Cities and Towns
The committee is composed of three towns ( estn linnad ) and ten rural communities ( vallad ) together.
Cities:
- Jõgeva ( Laisholm )
- Mustvee ( Chorna )
- Põltsamaa ( Oberpahlen )
Communities:
- Jõgeva (Town )
- Kasepää ( Kasepäh )
- Pajusi ( Pajus )
- Pala ( Palla )
- Palamuse ( St. Bartholomew )
- Puurmani ( Talkhof )
- Põltsamaa ( Oberpahlen )
- Saare ( Saarenhof )
- Tabivere ( Tabbifer )
- Torma ( Torma )
History
7000-6000 BC, settled the first man, fisherman, at Lake Peipus. From the 13th century belonged to the territory of the district to the Livonian Order, this also built in the 14th and 15th century, the Teutonic castle in Laiuse to secure its eastern borders. This Order Castle was later, in 1700-1701 during the Great Northern War, the winter quarters of the Swedish King Karl XII. From 1570 to 1577 sat the Livonian King Duke Magnus, brother of the Danish king, in Põltsamaa. The first settlement on the site of the present city Jõgeva it was only in 1876, on the important railway line Tartu -Tallinn - Tapa. The circle Jõgeva was founded in 1949, but before it was renamed in 1950 by the Russian occupying power in the region Jõgeva and 1962 got the present county boundary. In 1990, the region was renamed back to Jõgeva county Jõgeva.