Official Name: | Tõhelgi |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Harju County |
Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
Subdivision Name2: | Raasiku Parish |
Leader Title: | Village elder |
Leader Name: | Andres Aju |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1688 |
Area Total Km2: | 9.56 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 47 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Tõhelgi |
Tõhelgi village is a small low-density village in the eastern part of Harju County, Raasiku Parish.[1] It is the smallest village in Raasiku Parish - 47 people live in the village as of 01.01.2020.[2]
Tõhelgi village is one of the oldest populated areas in northern Estonia, as evidenced by settlements, stone-cist graves and numerous sacrificial stones. In the 1840s, the Tõhelgi Manor was established in place of the former cluster village. The Soviet authorities brought significant changes to Tõhelgi village - the land of Tõhelgi was collectivised, and in 1947 a collective farm "Tõhelgi Liit" was formed, which was eventually merged with the Aruküla collective farm through various mergers. In 1967, a variety testing centre was established in the north-eastern part of the village to test various fruit and berry crops. It operated until the early 1990s.[2]