Tuhala is a village in

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in northern

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. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 105. It is believed that settlement in Tuhala dates back around 3,000 years. The Tuhala Karst Area, named after the village, lies for the most part in neighbouring

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village. It has Estonia's largest area of porous

karst Karst () is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and Dolomite (rock), dolomite. It is characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and caves underground. Ther ...

, with several underground rivers and

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. The karst area is best known for its Witch's Well (also in Kata).

Tuhala Manor

Tuhala Manor was first mentioned in 1468 as ''Toall''. It belonged to several Baltic German families: Tödwen (1468–1517); Delwig (1517 – mid-16th century); Ulrich (?–1663); Wrangell (1663–1693); Mellin (1692–1863); Lilienfeld (1863–1919). The cartographer

Ludwig August Mellin Count Ludwig August Mellin (23 January 1754 in Tuhala, Governorate of Reval – 12 March 1835 in Riga, Governorate of Livonia) was a Baltic German politician, cartographer, writer and publicist. He is best known for creating the first professio ...

was born in the manor. The last main building had two storeys and was built 1800. Its early Classical appearance was changed to a more Neoclassical appearance in the 1880s. The manor was burned down during the

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, along with more than 150 manors in Estonia. It was never restored; nowadays only few parts of the walls remain. Some of the outbuildings have been preserved. Tuhala manor2.jpg, Tuhala Manor after the fire in 1905 Tuhala, roadside river - panoramio.jpg, The Tuhala River in Tuhala

Notable people

(1754–1835), Baltic German politician, cartographer, writer and journalist, born in Tuhala Manor *

Hjalmar Mäe Hjalmar-Johannes Mäe ( in Tuhala, Kreis Harrien, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire – 10 April 1978 in Graz, Austria) was an Estonian politician. Mäe was twice a candidate to the Riigikogu, in the 1929 Estonian parliamentary election as a ...

(1901–1978), Estonian politician, born in Tuhala

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Villages in Harju County Kreis Harrien {{Harju-geo-stub