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)

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

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

  1. Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014 (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.


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