Võhma

This article is about the town. For other places with the same name, see Võhma (disambiguation).

Võhma
Town and municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Võhma Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°38′N 25°33′E
Country	Estonia
County	Viljandi County
Government
• Mayor	Avo Põder (Centre Party)
Population  (2017)
• Total	1,332
• Rank	44th
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	vov.matti.ee/vohmalv

Võhma (German: Wöchma) is a town in Põhja-Sakala Parish, in central Estonia, in Viljandi County.

History

The settlement dates to the sixteenth century. It began to grow when a railway station, located on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron (rail transit), opened in 1899. Võhma was named a borough in 1945 and a town in 1993. In the period from 1928 to 1996 it was largely known for its slaughterhouse. The closure of the slaughterhouse caused a spike in unemployment, but the town has somewhat rebounded since then.

During the Cold War it was home to Võhma air base.

Notable residents

• Jarmo Ahjupera (born 1984), professional footballer.
• Riho Lahi (1904–1995), writer, journalist and cartoonist.

Gallery

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  Võhma town hall
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  Võhma railway station
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  Former Võhma meat processing plant

External links

• Official site (in Estonian)