Antsla

Antsla
Town of Estonia
Antsla

Location in Estonia

Coordinates: 57°49′45″N 26°31′44″E / 57.82917°N 26.52889°E / 57.82917; 26.52889
Country  Estonia
County Võru County
Municipality Antsla Parish
Population (2012)
  Total 1,402
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website www.antsla.ee

Antsla is a town in Võru County, southern Estonia, it is the administrative centre of Antsla Parish. Town has a population of 1,402 (as of 1 January 2009).[1]

Antsla borough was renamed town of third rank by Konstantin Päts from 1 May 1938. The settlement is known since 1405. The town has a furniture manufacturing.

Antsla is situated on the ValgaPechory railway, but since 2001 the train traffic on the line is inactive.

Notable people

Gallery

Panoramatic view of Antsla

References

  1. "Üldinfo" (in Estonian). Antsla vald. Retrieved 27 February 2010. External link in |publisher= (help)

Coordinates: 57°49′32″N 26°32′26″E / 57.82556°N 26.54056°E / 57.82556; 26.54056


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