Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing

Järva county, or Gerwa as it is named in some of the old historical records, is one of the oldest counties in Estonia. Situating in the crossing point of different roads, some of them still being used, it inevitably has seen many different battles...

First mentioned in 1497 Järve manor, sometimes carrying a name Türpsal, funny even for Estonians, has a fortified main building with walls two meters thick – thicker than average church walls. The third floor was like a panic room – there was no d...