Kobela, Estonia
Kobela | |
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 Kobela | |
  Kobela Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates:57°50′28″N26°28′27″E/ 57.84111°N 26.47417°E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Võru County |
| Municipality | Antsla Parish |
| First mentioned | 1405 |
| Small borough established | 1977 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 313 |
Kobelais asmall borough(Estonian:alevik) inVõru County,in southeasternEstonia,located about 3 km (2 mi) northwest of the town ofAntsla,near theLake Vahtsõkivi.As of the2011 census,the settlement's population was 313.[1]
Kobela small borough was established in 1977 from Boose and Määrastu villages and parts ofLustiandMadisevillages. The settlement that previously bore the name Kobela was renamed toVana-Antsla.[2]
Kobela is first mentioned in 1405 asKowol.Later that area was divided into several villages and some cattle manors were established (Anne,Boose, Näsimetsa).[2]
The nowadays settlement developed when the "Linda"kolkhoz' centre was built in the 1970s. The most notable building is the Linda civic centre, formerly used as the administrative and club building of the kolkhoz; architectToomas Rein(1973).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age".Statistics Estonia.31 December 2011.Retrieved31 May2013.
- ^abc"Kobela alevik"(in Estonian). eestigiid.ee.Retrieved18 April2013.
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