Ratva

59.25972227.2425Koordinaten: 59 ° 16 ' N, 27 ° 15' O

Ratva is a village (Estonian küla ) in the rural community Mäetaguse ( Mäetaguse vald ). It is located in Ida -Viru county (East Wierland ) in northeastern Estonia.

Description and History

The village has 44 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011).

The place was first mentioned in documents in 1241. It is located in a karst area.

Three kilometers south of the village begins the forty -square-mile bog of Ratva ( Ratva raba ). It is a nature reserve. In the bog of the thirty -acre lake is Ratva ( Ratva järv ). Through him, the river Ojamaa ( Ojamaa Jõgi ) flows.