Kehila
Coordinates: 58 ° 25 ' N , 22 ° 3' E
Kehila (German Keggul ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) on the largest Estonian island Saaremaa . It belongs to the rural community of Saaremaa (until 2017: rural community of Kihelkonna ) in the Saare district .
Population, location and history
The village has six inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011). It is located thirty kilometers northwest of the island's capital Kuressaare .
It was first mentioned in 1570 under the name Kevell .
museum
There is a small museum on the Miilaste farm ( Miilaste talu ). It is mainly concerned with shipping on the Baltic Sea and traditional fishing in the region.
literature
- Baltic historical local dictionary. Part 1: Estonia (including Northern Livonia) (= sources and studies on Baltic history. Volume 8/1). Started by Hans Feldmann . Published by Heinz von zur Mühlen . Edited by Gertrud Westermann . Böhlau, Cologne / Vienna 1985, ISBN 3-412-07183-8 , p. 211.
Web links
- Description ( eestigiid.ee )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Estonian Statistical Office
- ↑ www.muuseum.ee ( Memento of the original from April 27, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
