Türi

Türi, in North Estonia, is the spring capital of Estonia. A small but quite vibrant city with an interesting medieval church and interwar architecture. It is especially pleasant in the spring, when there is really a lot of greenery and a special flower fair is held.

Understand
For a long time, Türi was a simple village, first mentioned in chronicles in 1347, but the development of Tyuri began at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries with the construction of the railway from Tallinn to Viljandi, in which Paide was destined to serve as a dead-end station on a side branch. Then the line was extended beyond Paide, connecting with the Tapa-Tartu line, and Türi became the “railway heart of Estonia,” the largest railway junction in the country.

During the years of Estonian independence, Türi continued to develop, receiving city rights in 1926, and in 1937, with the construction of a huge radio tower, it became the centre of Estonian radio broadcasting. During the war, the tower was destroyed, and since then Tyuri has lost its former significance. However, the turbulent interwar period left a clear mark here: Türi is perhaps the only Estonian city that rose practically from scratch in the first half of the 20th century, which is why it retains a record number of buildings from the interwar period for a small town. Combined with a pretty medieval church and an abundance of greenery (it’s a spring capital, after all), this is a worthy reason to stop by for an hour.

Get in


Türi is on highway 5, 80 km from Rakvere, 80 km from Pärnu, 105 km from Tallinn.

Get around
From the station to the church and other attractions it is hardly more than a kilometre, so you will not need transport here. Bus number 10 (every 10–15 minutes on weekdays and every 30 minutes on weekends) departs from the bus station and travels along Paide Street to the city of the same name, making a couple of stops within Türi. Everything interesting is collected along this street.

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