Antsla
Antsla | |
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Town | |
  Antsla Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 57°49′45″N 26°31′44″E / 57.82917°N 26.52889°E | |
| Land |  Estland |
| County |  Võru County |
| Municipality |  Antsla Parish |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 3,376 |
| • Rank | 35th |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www.antsla.ee |
Antsla is a town in Võru County, southern Estonia, it is the administrative centre of Antsla Parish.
Antsla borough was renamed town of third rank by Konstantin Päts from 1 May 1938. The settlement is known since 1405. The town has a furniture manufacturing.
Antsla is situated on the Valga–Pechory railway, but since 2001 the train traffic on the line is inactive.
Notable people
- Maarja Nummert (born 1944), architect
- Vilja Savisaar-Toomast (born 1962), politician
- Urmas Välbe (born 1966), cross-country skier
- Andrus Värnik (born 1977), javelin thrower
Gallery
References
57°49′32″N 26°32′26″E / 57.82556°N 26.54056°E
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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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