Türi

Türi is a town in Järva County in central Estonia and the administrative centre of Türi Parish. It is best known for its spring flower fairs, held since 1977 and known throughout the country, which led to its designation in 2000 as the spring capital of Estonia. The town was first mentioned in written records in 1347 under the German name Turgel, although its medieval church of St Martin dates to around 1250. It gained market town rights in 1917 and full town rights in 1926, and a railway line between Viljandi and Tallinn opened there in 1900. Türi Church is a well preserved medieval hall church typical of central Estonia, and the town hosts a horticultural gymnasium, a museum and a college of the University of Tartu.