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History of Turi


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*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

*1937 Erection of a 197 metres tall radio mast. The mast was blown up by *soviets in 1941

*1950 - 1959 Türi - the centre of Türi County.

*1995 Türi Museum 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

*2005 Türi became the administrative centre of newly formed Türi Parish
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