Voka (village)

Village in Estonia

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This article is about the village in Toila Parish, Ida-Viru County. For the small borough in the same parish, see Voka.

Village in Ida-Viru County, Estonia

Voka

Village

Voka

Coordinates: 59°23′39″N 27°33′38″E﻿ / ﻿59.39417°N 27.56056°E﻿ / 59.39417; 27.56056
Country|  Estonia
County| Ida-Viru County
Parish| Toila Parish
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 106[1]
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Stone grave in Voka
(cultural heritage monument of Estonia #9164)

Voka is a village in Toila Parish, Ida-Viru County, Estonia.[2]

## Name

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The village of Voka was originally named *Kirivere or *Kärivere, and it was attested in historical sources as Kiriuere in 1426, Käriwieriin 1583–1589, and Kärrifer in 1726. The owner of the nearby manor, named Fokenhof, southeast of what is now the borough of Voka, was listed as Hans Fåk (i.e., Johann Fock) in 1620. The name Voka for the village dates from the 18th century, and it is an adaptation of the surname Fock.[3]

## Notable people

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Notable people that were born or lived in Voka include the following:

* Carl Sarap (1893–1942), editor and photographer

## References

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1. ^ "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex an age". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
2. ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
3. ^ "Voka". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved July 17, 2025.

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Settlements in Toila Parish

Borough|

* Kohtla-Nõmme

Small boroughs|

* Toila
* Voka

Villages|

* Altküla
* Amula
* Järve
* Kaasikaia
* Kaasikvälja
* Kabelimetsa
* Kohtla
* Kohtla-Uueküla
* Konju
* Kukruse
* Martsa
* Metsamägara
* Mõisamaa
* Ontika
* Paate
* Päite
* Peeri
* Pühajõe
* Roodu
* Saka
* Servaääre
* Täkumetsa
* Uikala
* Vaivina
* Valaste
* Vitsiku
* Voka

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