Võhma (german: Wöchma) is a

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Põhja-Sakala Parish Põhja-Sakala Parish ( et, Põhja-Sakala vald) is a rural municipality in Viljandi County.http://www.pohja-sakala.ee/ (accessed 7 March 2020) Settlements ;Towns Suure-Jaani, Võhma ;Boroughs Kõpu, Olustvere ;Villages Aimla, Ängi, Arjadi, ...

Viljandi County Viljandi County ( et, Viljandi maakond or ''Viljandimaa''; german: Kreis Fellin) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties. History Viljandimaa, under the ...

, central

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History

The settlement dates to the sixteenth century. It began to grow when a railway station, located on the

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Viljandi Viljandi (, german: Fellin, sv, Fellin) is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,407 in 2019. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major Estonian cities, Pärnu and Tartu ...

railway line operated by

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, 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 Võhma Air Base (also Vohma) is a former Soviet air base in Estonia located 4 km north of Võhma. It was dismantled towards the end of the Cold War The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension b ...

Notable residents

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(born 1984), professional footballer. *

Riho Lahi Riho Lahi (27 October 1904 – 23 April 1995) was an Estonian writer, journalist and cartoonist, probably best known by his fictional character Kihva Värdi. Lahi was born Richard-Heinrich Lahi in Võhma, Viljandi County. Kihva Värdi Kihva V� ...

(1904–1995), writer, journalist and cartoonist.

Gallery

File:Võhma linnavalitsuse hoone.JPG, Võhma town hall File:Võhma raudteejaam.jpg, Võhma railway station File:Võhma Lihakombinaadi hooned.JPG, Former Võhma meat processing plant

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Populated places in Viljandi County Former municipalities of Estonia Cities and towns in Estonia Põhja-Sakala Parish {{Viljandi-geo-stub