Võhma, Lääne County

58.72027824.080556Koordinaten: 58 ° 43 'N, 24 ° 5' O

Võhma ( German Wöhma ) is a village (Estonian küla ) in the rural community Lihula ( Lihula vald ) in Lääne.

Description and History

The village has 23 inhabitants ( 31 December 2011). It is located 39 kilometers southeast of the county town of Haapsalu.

North of the river Võhma Vigala ( Vigala Jõgi ) flows into the River Kasari ( Kasari Jõgi ).

In the local government reform in 1977, the north-west situated village Uluste Võhma was incorporated. There, the future politician Jüri Uluots was born in 1890. He was from 1939 Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia.

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