Võhma

This article is about the town. For other places with the same name, see Võhma (disambiguation).

Võhma

Town and municipality

Flag

Coat of arms

Võhma

Location in Estonia

Coordinates: 58°38′N 25°33′E / 58.633°N 25.550°E

Country

Estonia

County

Viljandi County

Government

• Mayor

Avo Põder (Centre Party)

Population (01.01.2006)

• Total

1,544

Time zone

EET (UTC+2)

• Summer (DST)

EEST (UTC+3)

Website

vov.matti.ee/vohmalv

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Võhma (German: Wöchma) is a town and municipality in central Estonia, in Viljandi County. It has a population of 1411 (as of 1 January 2010).

History

The settlement dates to the sixteenth century. It began to grow when a railway station was 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.

Gallery

Võhma town hall
Võhma railway station
Former Võhma meat processing plant

External links

Official site (Estonian)

Cities and towns (Linnad) of Estonia

Abja-Paluoja Antsla Elva Haapsalu Jõgeva Jõhvi Kallaste Kärdla Karksi-Nuia Kehra Keila Kilingi-Nõmme Kiviõli Kohtla-Järve Kunda Kuressaare Lihula Loksa Maardu Mõisaküla Mustvee Narva Narva-Jõesuu Otepää Paide Paldiski Pärnu Põltsamaa Põlva Püssi Rakvere Räpina Rapla Saue Sillamäe Sindi Suure-Jaani Tallinn Tamsalu Tapa Tartu Tõrva Türi Valga Viljandi Võhma Võru

Jaanilinn (Ivangorod) and Petseri (Pechory) were annexed by the Soviet Union in 1945 and are currently part of Russia.

Municipalities of Viljandi County

Urban municipalities	Mõisaküla Viljandi Võhma

Rural municipalities	Abja Halliste Karksi Kolga-Jaani Kõo Kõpu Suure-Jaani Tarvastu Viljandi

Coordinates: 58°37′59″N 25°33′00″E / 58.633°N 25.550°E / 58.633; 25.550

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