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Town in Estonia
This article is about the town. For other places with the same name, see Võhma (disambiguation).
Town in Viljandi County, Estonia
Võhma | |
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Võhma is located in Estonia Võhma Võhma Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 58°37′59′′N 25°33′00′′E / 58.633°N 25.550°E / 58.633; 25.550 | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Viljandi County |
| Municipality | Põhja-Sakala Parish |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,280 |
| • Rank | 40th |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Võhma is a town in Põhja-Sakala Parish, Viljandi County, central Estonia.
History
[edit ]The settlement dates to the sixteenth century. The German-language name of the town was Wöchma. It began to grow when a railway station, located on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron (rail transit), opened in 1899. Võhma was named a borough in 1945 and a town in 1993. In the period from 1928 to 1996 it was largely known for its slaughterhouse. The closure of the slaughterhouse caused a spike in unemployment, but the town has somewhat rebounded since then.
During the Cold War it was home to Võhma air base.
Notable residents
[edit ]- Jarmo Ahjupera (born 1984), professional footballer.
- Riho Lahi (1904–1995), writer, journalist and cartoonist.
Gallery
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Võhma town hall
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Võhma railway station
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Former Võhma meat processing plant
References
[edit ]- ^ "Population by sex, age group and place of residence after the 2017 administrative reform, 1 January". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 2021年12月27日.
External links
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