Kohtla-Nõmme
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Borough with a municipality status
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  Kohtla-Nõmme Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 59°21′14″N 27°11′31″E / 59.35389°N 27.19194°E / 59.35389; 27.19194 | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Ida-Viru County |
| Municipaity | Toila Parish |
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| • Total | 4.64 km2 (1.79 sq mi) |
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(01.01.2009)
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| • Total | 1,047 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (580/sq mi) |
Kohtla-Nõmme is a borough (Estonian: alev) in Toila Parish, in Ida-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It had a population of 1,047 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 4.64 km².[1]
In the 1930s, New Consolidated Gold Fields opened a shale oil extraction complex at Kohtla-Nõmme. In 1937, the company opened the Kohtla underground mine. After the occupation of Estonia by the Soviet Union, the company was nationalized in 1940. The Kohtla-Nõmme shale oil extraction complex continued to operate until 1961. The underground mine stayed operational until 2001.[2] After that the Estonian Mining Museum was opened at the site.
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