Tuhala
{{Short description|Village in Harju County, Estonia}}
{{about|the village|the river|Tuhala River}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Estonia
| subdivision_type1 = County
| subdivision_name1 = Harju County
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Kose Parish
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Tuhala is a village in Kose Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia.{{EHAK|8396}} (retrieved 27 July 2021) As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 105.{{cite web|title=Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age|url=http://pub.stat.ee/px-web.2001/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=PC003&lang=1|publisher=Statistics Estonia|accessdate=27 September 2015|date=31 December 2011}} It is believed that settlement in Tuhala dates back around 3,000 years.
The Tuhala Karst Area, named after the village, lies for the most part in neighbouring Kata village. It has Estonia's largest area of porous karst, with several underground rivers and sinkholes.Ellen Barry: [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/09/world/europe/09witches.html?_r=0 A Hole in the Ground Erupts, to Estonia's Delight] The New York Times, 8 December 2008 The karst area is best known for its Witch's Well (also in Kata).
Tuhala Manor
Tuhala Manor was first mentioned in 1468 as Toall. It belonged to several Baltic German families: Tödwen (1468–1517); Delwig (1517 – mid-16th century); Ulrich (?–1663); Wrangell (1663–1693); Mellin (1692–1863); Lilienfeld (1863–1919). The cartographer Ludwig August Mellin was born in the manor. The last main building had two storeys and was built {{circa}} 1800. Its early Classical appearance was changed to a more Neoclassical appearance in the 1880s. The manor was burned down during the Revolution of 1905, along with more than 150 manors in Estonia. It was never restored; nowadays only few parts of the walls remain. Some of the outbuildings have been preserved.{{cite web|title=Tuhala mõis|url=http://www.mois.ee/harju/tuhala.shtml|website=Estonian Manors Portal|accessdate=27 September 2015|language=Estonian}}{{cite web|title=Tuhala Manor|url=http://www.mois.ee/english/harju/tuhala.shtml|website=Estonian Manors Portal|accessdate=27 September 2015}}
Tuhala manor2.jpg|Tuhala Manor after the fire in 1905
Tuhala, roadside river - panoramio.jpg|The Tuhala River in Tuhala
Notable people
- Ludwig August Mellin (1754–1835), Baltic German politician, cartographer, writer and journalist, born in Tuhala Manor
- Hjalmar Mäe (1901–1978), Estonian politician, born in Tuhala
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