Järva Parish is a municipality in Järva County, Estonia. It was created in 2017 as a merger of 6 municipalities: Albu Parish, Ambla Parish, Imavere Parish, Järva-Jaani Parish, Kareda Parish and Koigi Parish.
Settlements There is one borough - Järva-Jaani, five small boroughs - Aravete, Ambla, Koeru, Käravete and Peetri, and 74 villages in the parish.
Demographics As of 1 January 2026, the parish had 8,751 residents, of which 4,502 (51.4%) were women and 4,249 (48.6%) were men.
Religion In terms of religion, 7.6% of the residents older than fifteen years living in the municipality declared themselves Lutheran in the 2021 census, and 2.2% declared themselves other Christians. The majority of residents of the parish, 86.3% declared themselves religiously unaffiliated. 0.4 % of the population follows other religions and 3.6% did not specify their religious affiliation.
Notable people Gotthard Johann von Knorring (1744/1746 in Ervita – 1825), a Russian, Baltic German general Jaan Jung (1835 in Tammeküla – 1900), educator, cultural figure, and archeology and history enthusiast. Eduard von Gebhardt (1838 in Järva-Jaani - 1925), a Baltic German painter of portraits and historical scenes Johan Pitka (1872 in Jalgsema – 1944), an entrepreneur and sea captain who was the Commander of the Estonian Navy A. H. Tammsaare (1878 in Vetepere – 1940), writer, his pentalogy Truth and Justice is a major work of Estonian literature Ekaterina Kalinina (1882 in Esna – 1960), the wife of Soviet politician Mikhail Kalinin (1875–1946) Axel de Vries (1892 in Preedi Manor – 1963), a Baltic German and German politician; member of 2nd Riigikogu. Karl Selter (1898 in Koeru – 1958), politician, Minister of Finance, 1933 to 1938 & Minister of Foreign affairs, 1938 to 1939. Aino Bach (1901 in Koeru – 1980), artist known for her engravings and portrayals of Soviet-era femininity Enn Toona (1909 in Väinjärve – 1973), actor and director, principal stage manager of Endla Theatre, 1964-1969 Arved Toots (1930 in Aravete – 1992), agronomist and breeder of Tori horses Ene Mihkelson (1944 in Imavere – 2017), novelist and poet, she examined national identity and historical memory Pavo Raudsepp (born 1973 in Koeru), a cross-country skier, competed in the sprint event at the 2002 Winter Olympics Karel Voolaid (born 1977 in Koeru), football manager and former player who played 209 games. Elina Pähklimägi (born 1983 in Ambla), stage, TV and film actress Gert Kams (born 1985 in Koeru), footballer who played 505 games and 60 for Estonia Jaak Madison (born 1991), politician, Member of the European Parliament
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