Jõhvi (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.
Jõhvi | |
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  Jõhvi Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 59°21′27″N 27°25′37″E / 59.35750°N 27.42694°E | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Ida-Viru County |
| Municipality |  Jõhvi Parish |
| First historical record | 1241 |
| Town rights | 1 May 1938 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.62 km2 (2.94 sq mi) |
| Population (31.12.2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,482 |
| • Rank | 13th |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Estonians | 34.7% |
| • Russians | 55.3% |
| • other | 10% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 41501-41599 |
History
editJõhvi 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.
Demographics
editDuring 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]
| Ethnicity | 1922[4] | 1934[5] | 1941[6] | 1959[7] | 2000[8] | 2011[9] | 2021[1] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amount | % | amount | % | amount | % | amount | % | amount | % | amount | % | amount | % | |
| Estonians | 1472 | 90.9 | 1874 | 91.7 | 1822 | 89.8 | 3838 | 36.5 | 4022 | 33.2 | 3718 | 34.5 | 3635 | 34.7 |
| Russians | 106 | 6.54 | 124 | 6.07 | 85 | 4.19 | - | - | 6482 | 53.5 | 6004 | 55.7 | 5797 | 55.3 |
| Ukrainians | - | - | 1 | 0.05 | - | - | - | - | 395 | 3.26 | 289 | 2.68 | 285 | 2.72 |
| Belarusians | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 543 | 4.48 | 344 | 3.19 | 279 | 2.66 |
| Finns | - | - | 2 | 0.10 | 104 | 5.13 | - | - | 240 | 1.98 | 135 | 1.25 | 118 | 1.13 |
| Jews | 4 | 0.25 | 8 | 0.39 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | 23 | 0.19 | 17 | 0.16 | 13 | 0.12 |
| Latvians | - | - | 4 | 0.20 | 4 | 0.20 | - | - | 39 | 0.32 | 21 | 0.19 | 32 | 0.31 |
| Germans | 15 | 0.93 | 14 | 0.69 | - | - | - | - | 34 | 0.28 | 16 | 0.15 | 24 | 0.23 |
| Tatars | - | - | 8 | 0.39 | - | - | - | - | 29 | 0.24 | 30 | 0.28 | 34 | 0.32 |
| Poles | - | - | 2 | 0.10 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | 51 | 0.42 | 33 | 0.31 | 32 | 0.31 |
| Lithuanians | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.05 | - | - | 39 | 0.32 | 27 | 0.25 | 28 | 0.27 |
| unknown | 1 | 0.06 | 2 | 0.10 | 3 | 0.15 | 0 | 0.00 | 122 | 1.01 | 17 | 0.16 | 39 | 0.37 |
| other | 22 | 1.36 | 4 | 0.20 | 9 | 0.44 | 6664 | 63.5 | 93 | 0.77 | 124 | 1.15 | 166 | 1.58 |
| Total | 1620 | 100 | 2043 | 100 | 2028 | 100 | 10502 | 100 | 12112 | 100 | 10775 | 100 | 10482 | 100 |
Climate
edit| Climate data for Jõhvi (normals 1991–2020, extremes 1926–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.7 (92.7) |
34.6 (94.3) |
28.1 (82.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
34.6 (94.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
1.9 (35.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
8.5 (47.3) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.6 (23.7) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
5.5 (41.9) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
5.5 (41.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
9.1 (48.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−5 (23) |
1.4 (34.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −34.5 (−30.1) |
−36 (−33) |
−28.4 (−19.1) |
−18 (0) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
−25.9 (−14.6) |
−41 (−42) |
−41 (−42) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45 (1.8) |
34 (1.3) |
36 (1.4) |
34 (1.3) |
50 (2.0) |
84 (3.3) |
77 (3.0) |
93 (3.7) |
67 (2.6) |
84 (3.3) |
64 (2.5) |
49 (1.9) |
717 (28.2) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.8 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 11.2 | 9.8 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 14.3 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 130.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 90 | 88 | 80 | 72 | 68 | 73 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 91 | 82 |
| Source 1: Estonian Weather Service[10][11][12][13][14] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA/NCEI (precipitation day, 1991-2020)[15] | |||||||||||||
In cinematography
editIn 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]
Gallery
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Jõhvi church -
Central square -
Jõhvi Gymnasium -
Jõhvi promenade -
Jõhvi Concert Hall -
Jõhvi Central Library -
Jõhvi at night -
Monument in memoriam of Kaljo Kiisk -
Monument to 100 years of football in Jõhvi -
Monument to Aleksius II -
Памятник «Дом футбола Йыхви»
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References
edit- ^ a b c "RL21429: RAHVASTIK RAHVUSE, SOO, VANUSERÜHMA JA ELUKOHA (HALDUSÜKSUS) JÄRGI, 31. DETSEMBER 2021". Estonian Statistical Database (in Estonian).
- ^ Duncan, W. Raymond (2019). Ethnic Nationalism And Regional Conflict: The Former Soviet Union And Yugoslavia. Routledge. ISBN 9780429715938.
- ^ Kattago, Siobhan (2008). "Commemorating Liberation and Occupation: War Memorials Along the Road to Narva". Journal of Baltic Studies. 39 (4): 431–449. doi:10.1080/01629770802461225. S2CID 145001694.
- ^ 1922 a. üldrahvalugemise andmed. Vihk IV, Viru maakond (tabelid). Eesti riikline statistika (in Estonian and French). Tallinn: Riigi Statistika Keskbüroo. 1924. pp. 12–13. hdl:10062/4451.
- ^ Rahvastiku koostis ja korteriolud. 1.III 1934 rahvaloenduse andmed. Vihk II (in Estonian and French). Tallinn: Riigi Statistika Keskbüroo. 1935. pp. 47–53. hdl:10062/4439.
- ^ Eesti Statistika : kuukiri 1942-03/04 (in German and Estonian). Tallinn: Riigi Statistika Keskbüroo. 1942. pp. 66–67.
- ^ Katus, Kalev; Puur, Allan; Põldma, Asta (2002). Rahvastiku ühtlusarvutatud sündmus- ja loendusstatistika: Ida-Virumaa 1965-1990. Sari C (in Estonian and English). Tallinn: Eesti Kõrgkoolidevaheline Demouuringute Keskus. pp. 31–32. ISBN 9985-820-66-5.
- ^ "RL222: RAHVASTIK ELUKOHA JA RAHVUSE JÄRGI". Estonian Statistical Database (in Estonian).
- ^ "RL0429: RAHVASTIK RAHVUSE, SOO, VANUSERÜHMA JA ELUKOHA JÄRGI, 31. DETSEMBER 2011". Estonian Statistical Database (in Estonian).
- ^ "Climate normals-Temperature". Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Climate normals-Precipitation". Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Climate normals-Humidity". Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Kliimanormid-Sademed, õhuniiskus" (in Estonian). Estonian Weather Service. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Rekordid" (in Estonian). Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Johvi Climate Normals 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "В Кохтла-Ярве проходят съемки трейлера к фильму "Ювенальный инспектор"". Северное побережье (in Russian). 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "Съемки психологического триллера в Ида-Вирумаа: участие местных жителей и перспективы киностолицы". ERR (in Russian). 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Jõhvi.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jõhvi.