Tõhela

This article is about the village. For the lake, see Lake Tõhela.
Tõhela
village
Tõhela is located in Estonia
Tõhela
Tõhela
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°26′51″N 24°00′07″E / 58.44750°N 24.00194°E / 58.44750; 24.00194
CountryEstonia
CountyPärnu County
MunicipalityPärnu municipality
First mentioned1518
Population
 (01.01.2011[1])
 • Total
51
Websitewww.tohela.ee

Tõhela is a village in Pärnu municipality, Pärnu County, in southwestern Estonia. It has a population of 51 (as of 1 January 2011).[1]

Tõhela was first mentioned in 1518 as Toegel and Toigel. But the place itself has been inhabited earlier before, as prove the gravesites from the beginning of the 2nd millennium.[2]

Lake Tõhela is located south, in the neighbouring Männikuste village.

  • Tõhela St. John the Baptist Church
    Tõhela St. John the Baptist Church
  • Tõhela village centre
    Tõhela village centre

References

  1. ^ a b "Külad" (in Estonian). Tõstamaa vald. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Ajalugu" (in Estonian). Tõhela. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
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