Tõhelgi

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| official_name = Tõhelgi

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| settlement_type = Village

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Estonia}}

| 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

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| population_as_of = 2020

| population_total = 47

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = EET

| utc_offset = +2

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| coordinates = {{Coord|59|35|N|25|14|E}}

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| name = Tõhelgi

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Tõhelgi village is a small low-density village in the eastern part of Harju County, Raasiku Parish.{{EHAK|8477}} (retrieved 27 July 2021) It is the smallest village in Raasiku Parish - 47 people live in the village as of 01.01.2020.{{Cite web|url=https://raasiku.kovtp.ee/kulad|title=Külad - Raasiku Vallavalitsus|website=raasiku.kovtp.ee|access-date=2020-02-01}}

Historical background

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.

References

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Category:Villages in Harju County