Jarva County
Järva County (area 2623 sq km, population about 40 000) - is marshes and bogs, crystal clear springs, fertile fields and ancient culture and customs. Järva County is a historical county in Central Estonia, occupying practically the same area as the ancient county formed in the 13th century. Järva County is small, there are only two towns: county center Paide, which got the rights of a town on 30 September 1291 and Türi (1/3 smaller in size than Paide) - the Spring Capital, famous for its flower fairs. One of the oldest villages of the ancient Estonia - Kareda - is also situated in the Järva County: the town is also mentioned in the Latvian Hendricks Livonia Chronicle in 1212 under the name Carethen. Local people value Järva County and through their work, activities and caring attitude have created the lifestyle and environment the current County Järva is known for.
The most interesting sights of Järva County :Kõrvemaa Landscape Reserve covers an area of 204 sq km The area is rich in protected plant species (in previous years 23 species of orchids have been found here), a number of rare bird species nest here, including golden eagle, lesser spotted eagle and black stork; wood grouse are also found here. To make getting-to-know the nature of Kõrvemaa easier, special nature trails have been erected: Simisalu-Matsimäe, Tammsaare (Vargamäe)-Järva-Madise, Noko-Lake Kakerdaja, etc.
Valgehobusemägi / White Horse Hill is the highest point of Kõrvemaa (107m over the sea level), where in 1976 a 28m observation tower was erected. According to a legend Kalevipoeg rested here from ploughing, the wolves sneaked to his white horse and killed it. The hill of Valgehobusemägi was formed from the body of the horse and due to the disruption of the ploughing the landscape here is hilly.
Albu Manor - the first data of the Manor date from 1282 and make it the oldest manor in the County Järva and one of the oldest in Estonia. Probably there was previously a fortified house on the site, as the building is situated on an artificial hill and is partly surrounded by a river. The main building of the current Manor was erected in the middle of the 18th century. The decor is simple and laconic, the doors and tiled stove with early Classical formation have been preserved. In the restoration of the manor building the principle of restoring as close to the original as possible has been followed. Currently the Albu Gymnasium is located in the Manor, which in the summer period is open to the tourists.

 
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