Kohila Parish ( et, Kohila vald) is the northernmost
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Rapla County
Rapla County ( et, Rapla maakond or ''Raplamaa'') is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in the western part of the country and borders Järva County to the east, Pärnu County to the south, Lääne County to the west, and Har ...
,
Estonia
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. It has a population of 5,925 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of .
Settlements
;Borough:
Kohila
Kohila (formerly also Kapa-Kohila, german: Koil, Kappakoil) is a borough ( et, alev) in Rapla County, northern Estonia. It is the administrative center of Kohila Parish. Kohila has a population of 3,505 (as of 1 January 2006).
Kohila has a railw ...
;Small boroughs:
Aespa
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Hageri -
Prillimäe
;Villages:
Aandu -
Adila -
Angerja
Angerja is a village in Kohila Parish, Rapla County in northwestern Estonia. It has a population of 65 (as of 1 October 2008) and an area of 12.59 km2.
A tower house was erected around 1400 as seat of a vassal of the Teutonic Knights
...
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Hageri -
Kadaka -
Lohu
Lohu (german: Loal) is a village in Kohila Parish, Rapla County in northwestern Estonia. Lohu railway station, on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron, in a short distance from the village.
The ''Lohu Lelu'' company in Lohu pro ...
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Loone
Loone is a village in Kohila Parish, Rapla County in northwestern Estonia
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Lümandu -
Masti -
Mälivere -
Pahkla -
Pihali -
Pukamäe -
Põikma -
Rabivere -
Rootsi -
Salutaguse -
Sutlema -
Urge -
Vana-Aespa -
Vilivere
The administrative centre of Kohila Parish is
Kohila
Kohila (formerly also Kapa-Kohila, german: Koil, Kappakoil) is a borough ( et, alev) in Rapla County, northern Estonia. It is the administrative center of Kohila Parish. Kohila has a population of 3,505 (as of 1 January 2006).
Kohila has a railw ...
borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle Ag ...
() with population 3,505 (as of 1 January 2006). It is situated 33 km south to Estonia's capital,
Tallinn
Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...
and 22 km north to county's administrative center
Rapla
Rapla (German: ''Rappel'') is a town in central Estonia, the capital of Rapla County and the centre of Rapla Parish. The oldest records date back to 1241 in the Danish Census Book, when it was said that it was a small village with 8 acres of ...
.
Religion
Local government
Current chairman of the council () is Margus Miller from the electoral coalition "Minu Kohila".
Current mayor () is Andrus Saare
from the
Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica
Isamaa is a Christian-democratic and national-conservative political party in Estonia.
It was founded on 4 June 2006 under the name of "Pro Patria and Res Publica Union", by the merger of two conservative parties, Pro Patria Union and Res Publi ...
.
Gallery
Kaselaug - Rabivere maastikukaitseala.jpg, Lake Kaselaug in Rabivere nature reserve
Sutlema mõisa viinavabriku varemed.jpg, Ruins of Sutlema manor distillery
Tohisoo mõisa peahoone.jpg, Tohisoo manor main building
Kohila kirik2.jpg, Kohila
Kohila (formerly also Kapa-Kohila, german: Koil, Kappakoil) is a borough ( et, alev) in Rapla County, northern Estonia. It is the administrative center of Kohila Parish. Kohila has a population of 3,505 (as of 1 January 2006).
Kohila has a railw ...
church
Hageri kirik 2012.jpg, Hageri church
Angerja linnuse varemed.jpg, Ruins of Angerja
Angerja is a village in Kohila Parish, Rapla County in northwestern Estonia. It has a population of 65 (as of 1 October 2008) and an area of 12.59 km2.
A tower house was erected around 1400 as seat of a vassal of the Teutonic Knights
...
vassal castle
Lohu linnus 3.jpg, Lohu
Lohu (german: Loal) is a village in Kohila Parish, Rapla County in northwestern Estonia. Lohu railway station, on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron, in a short distance from the village.
The ''Lohu Lelu'' company in Lohu pro ...
hill forts
Piimapukk Kernu–Kohila tee ääres.jpg, Milk churn stand
KohilaPaberivabrik.JPG, Kohila
Kohila (formerly also Kapa-Kohila, german: Koil, Kappakoil) is a borough ( et, alev) in Rapla County, northern Estonia. It is the administrative center of Kohila Parish. Kohila has a population of 3,505 (as of 1 January 2006).
Kohila has a railw ...
paper factory
Eestimaa kivide kuningas ehk Pahkla Suurkivi.JPG, Pahkla glacial erratic
References
External links
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Electoral coalition "Minu Kohila"
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