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Kehra Tselluloositehas 1940
Kehra is a town in Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia, best known for its Kehra pulp and paper mill, pulp and paper mill. The town stands on the banks of the Jägala (river), Jägala River, and it has a station on the Tallinn–Narva railway. As of January 1, 2023, the town had a population of 2,694. Etymology The village of Kehra (village), Kehra, the town's namesake, was first mentioned in the Danish Census Book as ''Ketheræ'' in 1241''.'' Before 1688, the village had also been referred to as ''Kecere, Kecnere, Kedere, Kederikull, Kedder, Keyher, Kether, Kädder(e)'' and ''Keddar''. The village was known as both ''Kehrakyla'' and ''Käihra'' in 1688, and as Kehra in 1732 Kehra Manor, the town's predecessor, was first established sometime between 1624 and 1637, one kilometer south of the village. Initially it was known as ''Karrock'' Manor ''(''), later as ''Jaunack'' Manor ''(''), and by 1688 as ''Kedder'' Manor. The name stuck around until Estonia first became independe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities And Towns In Estonia
The following is a list of the 47 cities and towns in Estonia. Before the Republic of Estonia became an independent nation in 1918, many of these locations were known in the rest of the world by their German names, which were occasionally quite different from the ones used in the Estonian. During the 1944–1991 Soviet occupation of Estonia, placenames were transliterated into Russian ( Cyrillic alphabet) in the Soviet central government's documents, which in turn led to the use of several incorrect back-transliterations from Russian (Cyrillic) alphabet into English (and other Latin alphabets) in some English-language maps and texts during the second half of the 20th century (for example, incorrect ''Pyarnu'', ''Vilyandi'', ''Pylva'', instead of the correct Pärnu, Viljandi, Põlva). Tallinn is the capital and the most populous city of Estonia. There are 46 other ''linn'', i.e. cities and towns in Estonia (as of 2022). The Estonian word ''linn'' means both 'city' and 'town'. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
