Antsla
Antsla | |
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Town | |
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  Antsla Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 57°49′45″N 26°31′44″E / 57.82917°N 26.52889°E | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Võru County |
| Municipality |  Antsla Parish |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,311 |
| • Rank | 39th |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Antsla is a town in Võru County, southern Estonia, it is the administrative seat of Antsla Parish.
The borough of Antsla was reclassified as a third-rank town by Konstantin Päts on 1 May 1938. The settlement was first attested in 1405. The town has a furniture factory.
Antsla is located on the Valga–Pechory railway, but train traffic on the line has been inactive since 2001.
Also infamous Runescape players Wisdom Tooth (Kenert Raudsepp) and Vaht112 (Vahur Vähi) have grown up in the suburban area of the city. Wisdom Tooth (Kenert Raudsepp) is due to be knighted by the Municipality master for his efforts in bringing Antsla to the world map. Congratz!
Notable people
[edit]- Aimar Altosaar (born 1959), sociologist and politician
- Teo Krüüner (born 1943), military major general
- Maarja Nummert (born 1944), architect
- Vilja Toomast (born 1962), politician
- Vahur Kersna (born 1962), journalist
- Urmas Välbe (born 1966), cross-country skier
- Andrus Värnik (born 1977), javelin thrower
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Jaanilinn (Ivangorod) and Petseri (Pechory) were annexed by the Soviet Union in 1945 and are currently part of Russia. | ||
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