Tammiku (; ) is a

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Jõhvi Parish Jõhvi Parish () is an Estonian municipality located in Ida-Viru County, consisting of the county capital Jõhvi and its environs. It has a population of 13,174 (2006) and an area of . Settlements Towns Jõhvi Small boroughs Tammiku Villages ...

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, in northeastern

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. It is located about southwest of the town of

Jõhvi Jõhvi ( ; ; ) is a town in northeastern Estonia, and the administrative seat of Ida-Viru County and Jõhvi Parish. The town is located about 50 km west of the Estonia–Russia international border. History Jõhvi was first mentioned as ...

and about northwest of

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district. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 291.

Name

Tammiku was first mentioned as ''Damicas'' in 1241 in the

Danish Census Book The Danish Census Book or the Danish book of land taxation (, ) dates from the 13th century and consists of a number of separate manuscripts. The original manuscripts are now housed in the Danish National Archives (''Rigsarkivet'') in Copenhage ...

, and later as ''Tammykass'' in 1533 and ''Tammiku-Mõisaküla'' in 1945. The name (in the genitive case) comes from the common noun ''tammik'' 'oak forest', referring to the local vegetation.

Notable people

Tammiku is the birthplace of Estonian amateur featherweight boxer Evald Seepere (1911–1990).

References

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