Jööri

Jööri
Village

Performers of the local festival "Jööri Folk" in 2013.
Jööri

Location in Estonia

Coordinates: 58°25′56″N 22°46′13″E / 58.432222222222°N 22.770277777778°E / 58.432222222222; 22.770277777778Coordinates: 58°25′56″N 22°46′13″E / 58.432222222222°N 22.770277777778°E / 58.432222222222; 22.770277777778
Country Estonia
County Saare County
Municipality Valjala Parish
Population (2011 Census[1])
  Total 28

Jööri (German: Jöhr) is a village in Valjala Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 28.[1]

From 1977 to 1997, the village bore the name of Jõõri. There's a village museum that has been operating since 1998, and the local music festival Jööri Folk has been held annually since 2004.

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