Kohtla

This article is about the village in Kohtla Parish. For other places, see Kohtla (disambiguation).

Kohtla
Village
Kohtla Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°21′06″N 27°12′45″E / 59.35167°N 27.21250°E / 59.35167; 27.21250Coordinates: 59°21′06″N 27°12′45″E / 59.35167°N 27.21250°E / 59.35167; 27.21250
Country	Estonia
County	Ida-Viru County
Municipality	Kohtla Parish
First mentioned	1419^[1]
Population (01.01.2010^[1])
• Total	79

Kohtla is a village in Kohtla Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia, located just south of the city of Kohtla-Järve and east of Kohtla-Nõmme borough. It has a population of 78 (as of 1 January 2010).^[1]

In the 13th century on the site of Kohtla there was Odre village with the size of 18 carucates. Kohtla Manor (Kochtel) was first mentioned in 1419.^[1] From 1750 to 1919 it belonged to the von Stackelbergs. The building was burned down in 1941 during World War II.

Chess grandmaster Lembit Oll (1966–1999) originated from Kohtla-Vanaküla.

References

1 2 3 4 "Kohtla küla" (in Estonian). eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 24 May 2012.

Previous station	Station on eastward lines	Next station
Püssi	Kohtla	Jõhvi

Settlements in Kohtla Parish

Villages	Amula Järve Kaasikaia Kaasikvälja Kabelimetsa Kohtla Kukruse Mõisamaa Ontika Paate Peeri Roodu Saka Servaääre Täkumetsa Valaste Vitsiku

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