| Kobela | |
| Settlement Type: | Small borough |
| Pushpin Map: | Estonia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Estonia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Estonia |
| Subdivision Type1: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Võru County |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Antsla Parish |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1405 |
| Established Title1: | Small borough established |
| Established Date1: | 1977 |
| Population Total: | 313 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Kobela is a small borough (et|alevik) in Võru County, in southeastern Estonia, located about 3km (02miles) northwest of the town of Antsla, near the Lake Vahtsõkivi. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 313.[1]
Kobela small borough was established in 1977 from Boose and Määrastu villages and parts of Lusti and Madise villages. The settlement that previously bore the name Kobela was renamed to Vana-Antsla.[2]
Kobela is first mentioned in 1405 as Kowol. Later that area was divided into several villages and some cattle manors were established (Anne, Boose, Näsimetsa).[2]
The nowadays settlement developed when the "Linda" kolkhoz' centre was built in the 1970s. The most notable building is the Linda civic centre, formerly used as the administrative and club building of the kolkhoz; architect Toomas Rein (1973).[2]