Antsla
Antsla is a town in Võru County, southern Estonia, it is the administrative centre of Antsla Parish.
Antsla | |
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Town | |
 Town center | |
  Antsla Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 57°49′45″N 26°31′44″E | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Võru County |
| Municipality |  Antsla Parish |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,311 |
| • Rank | 39th |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Antsla borough was renamed town of third rank by Konstantin Päts from 1 May 1938. The settlement is known since 1405. The town has a furniture manufacturing.
Antsla is situated on the Valga–Pechory railway, but since 2001 the train traffic on the line is inactive.
Notable people
- Aimar Altosaar (born 1959), sociologist and politician
- Teo Krüüner (born 1943), military major general
- Maarja Nummert (born 1944), architect
- Vilja Toomast (born 1962), politician
- Vahur Kersna (born 1962), journalist
- Urmas Välbe (born 1966), cross-country skier
- Andrus Värnik (born 1977), javelin thrower
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Jaanilinn (Ivangorod) and Petseri (Pechory) were annexed by the Soviet Union in 1945 and are currently part of Russia. | ||
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