Ahtme is a settlement in
Ida-Viru County
Ida-Viru County ( or ; ) is one of the 15 counties of Estonia. It is the most northeastern part of the country. The county contains large deposits of oil shale the main mineral mined in Estonia. Oil shale is used in the production of shale oil ...
,
Estonia
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with a population of around 18,000. It is administered as the second major district of the town of
Kohtla-Järve
Kohtla-Järve () is a city and Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in northeastern Estonia, founded in 1924 and incorporated as a town in 1946. The city is highly industrial, and is both a processor of oil shales and is a large producer of ...
, despite being separate from the central district of Järve and geographically closer to the independent town of
Jõhvi
Jõhvi ( ; ; ) is a town in northeastern Estonia, and the administrative seat of Ida-Viru County and Jõhvi Parish. The town is located about 50 km west of the Estonia–Russia international border.
History
Jõhvi was first mentioned as ...
, located directly to the north. Ahtme was an independent town from 1953 to 1960. The economy is centered on the oil shale industry.
Ahtme is divided into neighborhoods. One neighborhood is Tammiku.
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