Tõhela

Tõhela
village
Tõhela
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°26′51″N 24°00′07″E / 58.44750°N 24.00194°E / 58.44750; 24.00194Coordinates: 58°26′51″N 24°00′07″E / 58.44750°N 24.00194°E / 58.44750; 24.00194
Country Estonia
County Pärnu County
Municipality Tõstamaa Parish
First mentioned 1518
Population (01.01.2011[1])
 • Total 51
Website www.tohela.ee

Tõhela is a village in Tõstamaa Parish, Pärnu County, in southwestern Estonia. It has a population of 51 (as of 1 January 2011).[1]

Tõhela was first mentioned in 1518 as Toegel and Toigel. But the place itself has been inhabited earlier before, as prove the gravesites from the beginning of the 2nd millennium.[2]

Lake Tõhela is located south, in the neighbouring Männikuste village.

References

  1. 1 2 "Külad" (in Estonian). Tõstamaa vald. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Ajalugu" (in Estonian). Tõhela. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
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