Ahtme
Ahtme | |
|---|---|
District of Kohtla-Järve | |
Tammiku district | |
Ahtme (marked 2) and other districts of Kohtla-Järve | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Ida-Viru County |
| City | Kohtla-Järve |
| Population (31 Dec 2011) | |
• Total | 17,252 |
Ahtme is a settlement in Ida-Viru County, Estonia with a population of around 18,000. It is administered as the second major district of the town of Kohtla-Järve, despite being separate from the central district of Järve and geographically closer to the independent town of Jõhvi, located directly to the north. Ahtme was an independent town from 1953 to 1960. The economy is centered on the oil shale industry.[1]
Ahtme is divided into neighborhoods. One neighborhood is Tammiku.
References
- ^ Sultson, Siim (May 2021). "Formation Mechanisms of Stalinist Oil-Shale Mining and Industrial Towns in East Estonia: Soviet Nuclear Needs and Local Ambitions". Journal of Urban History. 47 (3): 584–605. doi:10.1177/0096144219888506. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
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