Tammiku | |
Settlement Type: | Small borough |
Pushpin Map: | Estonia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Estonia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Estonia |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Ida-Viru County |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Jõhvi Parish |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1241 |
Population Total: | 291 |
Population As Of: | 2011 Census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Tammiku (German: Eichenhain) is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Jõhvi Parish, Ida-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It is located about 3km (02miles) southwest of the town of Jõhvi and about 2km (01miles) northwest of Kohtla-Järve's Ahtme district. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 291.[1]
Tammiku was first mentioned in 1241 in the Danish Census Book. It is the birthplace of Estonian amateur featherweight boxer Evald Seepere (1911-1990)