Türi Parish (Estonian: Türi Vald) is a rural municipality in Järva County, Estonia.
On 16 October 2005 Kabala Parish, Oisu Parish, Town of Türi and the former Türi Parish were united to form a new Türi Parish. In 2017 the parishes of Türi, Käru and Väätsa were united into the current Türi Parish.
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Settlements
There is 1 town (Türi), 4 small boroughs (Käru, Oisu, Särevere and Väätsa), and 53 villages in Türi Parish.
Villages
Aasuvälja,
Äiamaa,
Änari,
Arkma,
Jändja,
Jõeküla,
Kabala,
Kädva,
Kahala,
Kändliku,
Kärevere,
Karjaküla,
Kirna,
Kõdu,
Kolu,
Kullimaa,
Kurla,
Laupa,
Lauri,
Lokuta,
Lõõla,
Lungu,
Mäeküla,
Meossaare,
Metsaküla,
Näsuvere,
Ollepa,
Pala,
Pibari,
Piiumetsa,
Poaka,
Põikva,
Rassi,
Raukla,
Reopalu,
Retla,
Rikassaare,
Röa,
Roovere,
Saareotsa,
Sagevere,
Saueaugu,
Sonni,
Taikse,
Tännassilma,
Tori,
Türi-Alliku,
Ülejõe,
Väljaotsa,
Väljataguse,
Vilita,
Villevere,
Vissuvere.
Religion
In terms of religion in the 2021 census, 8.2% of the municipality's residents declared themselves Lutheran, 2.1% declared themselves Orthodox, 1.2% other Christians. The majority of residents of the parish, 86.7% declared themselves religiously unaffiliated. 1.8 % of the population follows other religions or did not specify their religious affiliation.
Twinned municipalities
Türi Parish is a member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association across the European Union. This active town twinning began in 1991 and there are regular events, such as a produce market from each of the other countries and festivals. Other members are:
Other twin municipalities of Türi Parish are:
Notable people
Eduard Aule (1878 in Kabala – 1947), politician and president of the Bank of Estonia, 1921 to 1925
August Rei (1886 in Kurla – 1963), politician, State Elder of Estonia, from 1928 to 1929
Jüri Vilms (1889 in Arkma – 1918), the first Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia.
Jüri Lossmann (1891 in Kabala – 1984), long-distance runner, silver medallist in the marathon at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Ragnar Nurkse (1907 in Käru – 1959), economist and policy maker, pioneer of Balanced Growth Theory
Harald Nugiseks (1921 in Karjaküla – 2014), serviceman in the Nazi Waffen-SS in WWII
Jaan Eilart (1933 in Pala – 2006), a phytogeographer, landscape ecologist, cultural historian and conservationist.
Laine Erik (1942 in Särevere – 2024), an agricultural scientist and middle-distance runner.
Pipi-Liis Siemann (born 1975 in Retla), politician, member of the XV Riigikogu and Mayor of Türi Parish, 2012 to 2021.