Kohila
Kohila (formerly also Kapa-Kohila, Koil, Kappakoil) is a borough (alev) in Rapla County, northern Estonia. It is the administrative center of Kohila Parish. Kohila has a population of 3,505 (as of 1 January 2006).
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Overview
Overview
Kohila has a railway station on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron (rail transit). The former name of the borough "Kapa-Kohila" is used as a synonym for "middle of nowhere" or to name any random place in Estonia.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Kohila • Type — Borough • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Estonia • Subdivision Type1 — County • Subdivision Name1 — Rapla County • Subdivision Type2 — Municipality • Subdivision Name2 — Kohila Parish • Population Total — 3505 • Population As Of — 01.01.2006 • Illustration — Drone video of Kohila bridges, watermill and town (June 2022)
Kohila manor
Kohila manor
Kohila manor (Koil) dates back to at least 1438. During its long history, the estate has belonged to various Baltic German families, including the Wrangel family, who owned it for more than 200 years. The present-day building originally dates from the early 19th century, but was heavily rebuilt after being burnt by rioters during the Revolution of 1905. Fourteen of the rioters were shot to death by Russian troops, and the lord of the manor, shaken by the events, shortly afterwards decided to sell the estate to a paper pulp factory. Nowadays in Kohila there is a place named Tohisoo. Earlier Tohisoo manor was located there.
Economy
Economy
Kohila is the location of Kohila plywood mill, operated by Kohila Vineer OÜ, a subsidiary of Latvijas Finieris.
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Kohila rural municipality government • Illustration — Kohila public library • Illustration — Kohila sports center • Illustration — Kohila railway station • Illustration — Tohisoo manor, now Kohila Training Center, an educational institution • Illustration — Kohila Vineer, a lumber and plywood manufacturer • Illustration — Mill dam on the Kohila River • Illustration — Kohila Orthodox church • Illustration — Kohila Gymnasium • Illustration — Estonian War of Independence memorial
Notable residents
Notable residents
• Theodor Altermann (1885–1915), actor, theatre director and producer • Indrek Hirv (born 1956), poet and artist • Vaiko Eplik (born 1981), pop-composer, producer, singer and multi-instrumentalist. • Birgit Sarrap (born 1988), singer, sang in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Sport
Sport
• Hain Helde (born 1972), sprint canoer who competed at the 1996 & 2000 Summer Olympics • Kristjan Rahnu (born 1979), decathlete • Enar Jääger (born 1984), footballer, played 395 games and 126 for Estonia • Rait-Riivo Laane (born 1993), basketball player
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Text attribution
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The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Kohila, revision 1376425410 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
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Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Kohila vald. Vallast.
- 2.Sakk, Ivar. Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Sakk & Sakk OÜ. 68. 2004. 9949-10-117-4.
- 3.KNAB Tohisoo 96112374
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 26 September 2026.
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