Places to Visit in Kohtla-Jarve, Estonia, Europe

Places to Visit in Kohtla-Jarve, Estonia, Europe

Kohtla-Jarve is an industrial city in the north-eastern part of Estonia, covering a total area of 68.77 square kilometers (26.55 square miles) along the Baltic Sea. Kohtla-Jarve is hub to oil shale and petroleum industry in the country and headquarters to Viru Keemia Grupp and petroleum products from the city is exported to various parts of the country.

Majority of the populace in Kohtla-Jarve are Russians followed by ethic Estonians and surrounded by Amula, Kukruse, Moisamaa, Perri, Moldova, Kohtla-Nomme and Martsa and situated at the distance of 160 kilometers from Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Coordinates of Kohtla-Jarve are 59.4000° N, 27.2833° E.

Attractions in Kohtla-Jarve:

White hall of the oil shale Museum:

White hall of the oil shale museum was mainly constructed to host the exhibitions and the museum was open to public in the year 1983 and has vast collection of visual arts, handicrafts and photograph.

Kukruse Oil Shale Museum:

Kukruse oil shale museum is the only museum in the world holds more than 22,000 character items which it places at the removal of researchers and displays how the oil is produced and recycled and is the best place to visit in the city.

Kukruse Polar Manor:

Kukruse Polar Manor is renowned destination for children and adults and one can known about role of Baltic Germans in Estonian civilization and to study the history of the Tolli family and children can ride dog sleighs and glacial kayaks and take pleasure in other fun activities.

Johvi City Gallery:

Johvi City Gallery is positioned inside the Johvi Concert Hall building and was open to public in the year 2006, exhibiting the contemporary art, and organizes the international art exhibition every year and situated at the distance of 15 kilometers from Kohtla-Jarve in Johvi.

Other places to visit in and around Kohtla-Jarve:

Johvi Church of St. Michael and museum
Crucifixion of Our Lord church
Orthodox Church of the Nativity of Theotokos
Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity
Kohala Manor
The Cement Museum

Climate in Kohtla-Jarve:

Kohtla-Jarve city faces humid continental climate with warm summer and cool winters with rainfall throughout the year and best time to visit Kohtla-Jarve is from May to September.

Transportation to Kohtla-Jarve:

By Air:

Kohtla-Jarve is situated at the distance of approximately 160 kilometers from Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport in Tallinn, is the main international airport in the country functions scheduled flights to various countries in the Europe and to Russia.

By Train:

Kohtla-Jarve is the industrial city and trains function at regular interval from major parts of the country and it is also the best mode of transportation to travel within the country.

By Road:

Kohtla-Jarve is connected through national highways and buses will run from Kohtla-Jarve city to all the main cities and towns in the country and due to low cost, majority of populace use bus services in the country.

Accommodation in Kohtla-Jarve:

Kohtla-Jarve is an industrial city and major tourist destination in Estonia. Tourists can come across the major hotels close to the tourism spots and hotels are for all types of tourists ranging from budget to luxury and hotels rooms are designed as per the requirement and comfort of the tourists and hotels may range from $ 15 to $ 150 and above per day. Some of the hotels in Kohtla-Jarve are listed here below: