Võhma Explained

Võhma
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Estonia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Estonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Viljandi County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Põhja-Sakala Parish
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1280
Population As Of:2021
Population Rank:40th
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Võhma is a town in Põhja-Sakala Parish, Viljandi County, central Estonia.

History

The settlement dates to the sixteenth century. The German-language name of the town was Wöchma. 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population by sex, age group and place of residence after the 2017 administrative reform, 1 January. Statistics Estonia. 2021-12-27.