Introduction
Town in Estonia
This article is about the town in Jõhvi Parish, Ida-Virumaa County. For the village in the same parish, see Jõhvi (village).
Town in Ida-Viru County, EstoniaJõhviTownJõhvi central squareJõhviLocation in EstoniaCoordinates: 59°21′27″N 27°25′37″E / 59.35750°N 27.42694°E / 59.35750; 27.42694Country EstoniaCounty Ida-Viru CountyMunicipality Jõhvi ParishFirst historical record1241Town rights1 May 1938Area • Total7.62 km2 (2.94 sq mi)Population (01.01.2024) • Total10,880 • Rank13th • Density1,430/km2 (3,700/sq mi)Ethnicity (2021) • Estonians34.7% • Russians55.3% • other10%Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)Postal code41501-41599
Jõhvi (/ˈjoʊvi/ YOH-vee; Estonian: [ˈjɤhʋi]; 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.
History
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Jõhvi 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
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During 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.
Ethnic composition 1922-1959, 2000-2021
Ethnicity
1922
1934
1941
1959
2000
2011
2021
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
