Oizu

According to the 2011 census , 319 people lived in the village, of which 299 (93.7%) were Estonians ^[2] .

In 2000, there were 476 inhabitants in the village ^[3] .

As of January 1, 2018, there were 308 residents in the village ^[4] .

Oizu village is located 12 kilometers southeast of the volost center - the city of Türi . It borders on the villages of Väliaotsa , Metsaküla , Retla , Saareotsa and Kärevere . Altitude - 66 meters ^[5] .

The village has Retla's main school (163 students in the 2002/2003 school year, 72 students in the 2009/2010 school year ^[6] ), a kindergarten, a People’s house, a library, a pharmacy and a post office. In the village is the center of the agricultural enterprise Estonia Ltd. ( Estonia OÜ ).

The first mention of a village on the site of the current village dates back to 1615 ( Oyes , Öysaby ) ^{[6] [7]} . In the 17th century, a manor was built on the site of the village ^[3] . In 1977, the settlement on the site of the manor was called the village of Oizu ^[6] .

In 1991 - 2005, the village was the administrative center of Oizu Parish . In Soviet times, the village was the central estate of one of the most successful socialist farms of the republic - the collective farm "Estonia" ^[8] .

The attraction of the village is the conservation zone - Oizu Manor Park (3.6 hectares).