Ratva
Coordinates: 59 ° 16 ' N , 27 ° 15' E
Ratva is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the rural municipality of Alutaguse (until 2017 Mäetaguse ). It is located in Ida-Viru County ( East Wierland ) in northeast Estonia .
Description and history
The village has 44 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011).
The place was first mentioned in a document in 1241. It is located in a karst area .
The forty-square-kilometer Ratva bog ( Ratva raba ) begins three kilometers south of the village . It is under nature protection. The thirty hectare lake Ratva ( Ratva järv ) lies in the moor . The Ojamaa River ( Ojamaa jõgi ) flows through it .
Web links
- Description and history (Estonian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.maetagusevv.ee/index.php/tid=sHZdo6agK9jRkIfjXXHX0LTYxRdzaIdRlZZLJjUsR&down=1&/Elanike_arv.pdf (link not available)