Kohtla-Nõmme

Kohtla-Nõmme is a borough (Estonian: alev) in Toila Parish, in Ida-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It had a population of 1,047 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 4.64 km².[1]

Kohtla-Nõmme
Borough with a municipality status
Flag of Kohtla-Nõmme
Flag
Coat of arms of Kohtla-Nõmme
Coat of arms
Kohtla-Nõmme is located in Estonia
Kohtla-Nõmme
Kohtla-Nõmme
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°21′14″N 27°11′31″E
CountryEstonia
CountyIda-Viru County
MunicipaityToila Parish
Area
 • Total4.64 km2 (1.79 sq mi)
Population
 (01.01.2009)
 • Total1,047
 • Density230/km2 (580/sq mi)

In 1930s New Consolidated Gold Fields opened a shale oil extraction complex at Kohtla-Nõmme. In 1937, the company opened the Kohtla underground mine. After the occupation of Estonia by the Soviet Union, the company was nationalized in 1940. The Kohtla-Nõmme shale oil extraction complex continued to operate until 1961. The underground mine stayed operational until 2001.[2] After that the Estonian Mining Museum was opened at the site.

  • Kohtla railway station that was destroyed in WWII
    Kohtla railway station that was destroyed in WWII
  • Kohtla Mine in 1994
    Kohtla Mine in 1994
  • 360° panorama of the Estonian Mining Museum
    360° panorama of the Estonian Mining Museum

See also

References
  1. "Population figure and composition". stat.ee – Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  2. Karu, Veiko; Valgma, Ingo; Kolats, Margit (2013). "Mine water as a potential source of energy from underground mined area in Estonian oil shale deposit" (PDF). Oil Shale. A Scientific-Technical Journal. Estonian Academy Publishers. 30 (2S): 336–362. doi:10.3176/oil.2013.2S.12. ISSN 0208-189X. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
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