Antsla | |
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Town | |
 Town center | |
Antsla Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 57°49′45″N 26°31′44″E / 57.82917°N 26.52889°E / 57.82917; 26.52889 | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Võru County |
| Municipality | Antsla Parish |
| Population (2026)1 | |
• Total | 1,201 |
| • Rank | 41st |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Antsla (German: Anzen) is a town in Võru County, southern Estonia, it is the administrative seat of Antsla Parish.
The borough of Antsla was reclassified as a third-rank town by Konstantin Päts on 1 May 1938. The settlement was first attested in 1405. The town has a furniture factory.
During the Second World War, Soviet forces captured Antsla in August 1944; German losses included hundreds of troops and large quantities of equipment.2
Antsla is located on the Valga–Pechory railway, but train traffic on the line has been inactive since 2001.
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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References
References
- "Population by sex, age and place of residence, 1 January".
- "Russians Ready to Cross Biebrza River in Poland". York Daily Record. York, PA. August 15, 1944. pp. 1, 28. Retrieved February 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
