Kirikuküla, Võru County

Kirikuküla is a village in Antsla Parish, Võru County in Estonia.[1]

Kirikuküla
Village
Kirikuküla is located in Estonia
Kirikuküla
Kirikuküla
Coordinates: 57°54′40″N 26°32′40″E / 57.91111°N 26.54444°E / 57.91111; 26.54444
Country Estonia
CountyVõru County
ParishAntsla Parish
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Urvaste church dates from the early 14th century and is the only medieval rural church in Estonia built in the form of a basilica. The interior dates mainly from the late 19th century.[2]

Marie Heiberg had some of her education in the village. A memorial to Marie Heiberg which includes a bust of her has been erected beside Urvaste church.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link] (retrieved 19 March 2020)
  2. ^ Viirand, Tiiu (2004). Estonia. Cultural Tourism. Kunst Publishers. pp. 228–229. ISBN 9949407184.
  3. ^ "Memorial to Marie Heiberg in Urvaste church park". Visitestonia.com. Retrieved 17 February 2015.