Tammiku (Jõhvi)
Coordinates: 59 ° 20 ' N , 27 ° 23' E
Tammiku is a village ( Estonian alevik ) and the main town in the municipality of Jõhvi ( Jõhvi vald ). It is located in Ida-Viru County ( East Wierland ) in northeast Estonia . The village has 356 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2012).
Tammiku is located south of the city of Jõhvi .
History and economy
The place was first mentioned in 1241 in the Liber Census Daniæ .
In 1946, oil shale mining began in Tammiku . In 1957, the planned mining volume of 160,000 tons per year was achieved. Ten years later, the amount of mining increased to 1.6 million tons annually.
Web links
- Description and history (Estonian)
Individual evidence
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