Jump to content

Tõhelgi

Coordinates: 59°21′N 25°08′E / 59.350°N 25.133°E / 59.350; 25.133
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tõhelgi
Village
Tõhelgi
Map
Coordinates: 59°35′N 25°14′E / 59.583°N 25.233°E / 59.583; 25.233
Country Estonia
CountyHarju County
ParishRaasiku Parish
First mentioned1688
Government
 • Village elderAndres Aju
Area
 • Total
9.56 km2 (3.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
47
 • Density4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC 2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 3 (EEST)

Tõhelgi village is a small low-density village in the eastern part of Harju County, Raasiku Parish.[1] It is the smallest village in Raasiku Parish - 47 people live in the village as of 01.01.2020.[2]

Historical background

[edit]

Tõhelgi village is one of the oldest populated areas in northern Estonia, as evidenced by settlements, stone-cist graves and numerous sacrificial stones. In the 1840s, the Tõhelgi Manor was established in place of the former cluster village. The Soviet authorities brought significant changes to Tõhelgi village - the land of Tõhelgi was collectivised, and in 1947 a collective farm "Tõhelgi Liit" was formed, which was eventually merged with the Aruküla collective farm through various mergers. In 1967, a variety testing centre was established in the north-eastern part of the village to test various fruit and berry crops. It operated until the early 1990s.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link] (retrieved 27 July 2021)
  2. ^ a b "Külad - Raasiku Vallavalitsus". raasiku.kovtp.ee. Retrieved 2020-02-01.

59°21′N 25°08′E / 59.350°N 25.133°E / 59.350; 25.133