Antsla
Antsla | |
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| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Võru County |
| Municipality |  Antsla Parish |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 1,402 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www.antsla.ee |
Antsla is a town in Võru County, southern Estonia, it's the administrative centre of Antsla Parish. Town has a population of 1,402 (as of 1 January 2009).[1]
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
- Vilja Savisaar-Toomast (born 1962), politician
- Urmas Välbe (born 1966), cross-country skier
- Andrus Värnik (born 1977), javelin thrower
- Johannes "Puszu" Uibos (born 1969), nolar
Gallery
References
- ^ "Üldinfo" (in Estonian). Antsla vald. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
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