Kohtla-Nõmme

Kohtla-Nõmme is a borough () in Jõhvi Parish, in Ida-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It had a population of 886 (as of 31 December 2021) and an area of 4.1 km²

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Settlement.name: Kohtla-Nõmme
Settlement.settlement_type: Borough
Settlement.image_skyline: Kohtla-nomme-aherainemagi1.JPG
Settlement.imagesize: 200px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Estonia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Estonia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Estonia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: County
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Ida-Viru County
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality

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Kohtla-Nõmme is a borough () in Jõhvi Parish, in Ida-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It had a population of 886 (as of 31 December 2021) and an area of 4.1 km²

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. After that the Estonian Mining Museum was opened at the site.