Kohila (formerly also Kapa-Kohila, german: Koil, Kappakoil) is a

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( et, alev) in

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, northern

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. It is the administrative center of

Kohila Parish Kohila Parish ( et, Kohila vald) is the northernmost municipality of Rapla County, Estonia. It has a population of 5,925 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of . Settlements ;Borough: Kohila ;Small boroughs: Aespa - Hageri - Prillimäe ;Villa ...

. Kohila has a population of 3,505 (as of 1 January 2006). Kohila has a railway station 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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. The former name of the borough "Kapa-Kohila" is used as a synonym for " middle of nowhere" or to name any random place in Estonia.

History

Kohila manor

Kohila manor (german: Koil) dates back to at least 1438. During its long history, the estate has belonged to various

Baltic German Baltic Germans (german: Deutsch-Balten or , later ) were ethnic German inhabitants of the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea, in what today are Estonia and Latvia. Since their coerced resettlement in 1939, Baltic Germans have markedly declined ...

families, including the

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, who owned it for more than 200 years. The present-day building originally dates from the early 19th century, but was heavily rebuilt after being burnt by rioters during the Revolution of 1905. Fourteen of the rioters were shot to death by Russian troops, and the lord of the manor, shaken by the events, shortly afterwards decided to sell the estate to a paper pulp factory. Nowadays in Kohila there is a place named ''Tohisoo''. Earlier Tohisoo manor was located there.

Economy

Kohila is the location of Kohila plywood mill, operated by Kohila Vineer OÜ, a subsidiary of

Latvijas Finieris Latvijas Finieris is the leading plywood and its products' manufacturer in Baltic States. The company also is active in forest management, logging and the production of synthetic resins and phenol films. Patron of the University of Latvia. ...

Gallery

File:Kohila Vallavalitsus.jpg, Kohila rural municipality government File:Kohila public library.jpg, Kohila public library File:Kohila Spordikeskus Estonia.jpg, Kohila sports center File:Kohila vana jaamahoone2.jpg, Kohila railway station File:Tohisoo mõisa peahoone.jpg, Tohisoo manor, now Kohila Training Center, an educational institution File:KohilaVineer2.JPG, Kohila Vineer, a lumber and plywood manufacturer File:Veskitamm Keila jõel, Kohilas.jpg, Mill dam on the Kohila River File:Kohila kirik2.jpg, Kohila Orthodox church File:Kohila gümnaasium.jpg, Kohila Gymnasium File:Vabadussõja mälestussammas, Kohila.jpg,

Estonian War of Independence The Estonian War of Independence ( et, Vabadussõda, literally "Freedom War"), also known as the Estonian Liberation War, was a defensive campaign of the Estonian Army and its allies, most notably the United Kingdom, against the Bolshevik westw ...

memorial

Notable residents

Theodor Altermann Theodor Altermann (24 November 1885 – 1 April 1915) was an actor, theatre director and producer in the Russian Empire. His father was Jüri Altermann, his mother was Miina Nurm. Sources * Bernhard Linde, "Theodor Altermann" – Looming ...

(1885–1915), actor, theatre director and producer *

Vaiko Eplik Vaiko Eplik (born 1 August 1981) is an independent Estonian pop-composer, producer, singer and multi-instrumentalist. Eplik was born in Rapla, Estonia, into a music-loving family. Eplik studied music at the Tallinn Music School, specialising ...

(born 1981), singer and composer *

Indrek Hirv Indrek Hirv (born 15 December 1956 in Kohila) is an Estonian poet, translator and artist. In 1981 he graduated from State Art Institute of the Estonian SSR, studied ceramics. In 1988 he established Konrad Mägi Studio of the Tartu Art Associatio ...

(born 1956), poet and artist *

Enar Jääger Enar Jääger (born 18 November 1984) is an Estonian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career Flora Jääger made his senior league debut in the Esiliiga on 2 April 2000, playing for Flora affiliated Lelle in a 1� ...

(born 1984), footballer *

Enver Jääger Enver Jääger (born 28 October 1982 in Kohila) is a former Estonian footballer. He was a striker, and is 1.80 m tall. He played two games for the Estonia national football team. Personal He has a younger brother, Enar Jääger, who plays ...

(born 1982), footballer *

Rait-Riivo Laane Rait-Riivo Laane (born 24 May 1993) is an Estonian professional basketball player for KK Viimsi of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. He is a 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) tall point guard. He also represents the Estonian national basketball te ...

(born 1993), basketball player *

Birgit Õigemeel Birgit Sarrap (née Õigemeel, born 24 September 1988), also known as simply Birgit, is an Estonian singer. Õigemeel rose to prominence in 2007 after winning the Eesti otsib superstaari (season 1), first season of ''Eesti otsib superstaari'', ...

(born 1988), singer *

Kristjan Rahnu Kristjan Rahnu (born 29 August 1979 in Kohila) is a retired Estonian decathlete. His personal best dates back to 2005 when he did 8526 points in France, Arles Arles (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Arle ; Classical la, Arelate) is a coastal ...

(born 1979), decathlete

References

External links

Kohila Parish
Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia Former municipalities of Estonia Kreis Harrien {{Rapla-geo-stub