Country Estonia Municipality Kohtla Parish | County Ida-Viru County First mentioned 1419 | |
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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).
Map of Kohtla, 30504 Ida-Viru County, Estonia
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. 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
Kohtla Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA