Kehtna
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 Estonia
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 Rapla
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| Coordinates : | 58 ° 56 ' N , 24 ° 53' E | ||
| Area : | 507.3 km² | ||
| Residents : | 5,186 (01.2005) | ||
| Population density : | 10 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | EET (UTC + 2) | ||
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Kehtna (German: Kechtel ) is a rural community in the Estonian district of Rapla with an area of 507.3 km². It has 5186 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2005).
Kehtna was first mentioned as Burgberg in 1054 in a Russian chronicle. In addition to the main town Kehtna (1870 inhabitants), the rural community includes the villages of Ahekõnnu, Eidapere, Ellamaa, Haakla, Hertu, Hiie, Ingliste , Käbiküla, Kaerepere alevik, Kaerepere küla, Kalbu, Kärpla, Kastna, Keava, Kehtna-Nurme, Kenniäe , Koogiste, Kõrbja, Kumma, Laeste, Lalli, Lau, Lellapere, Lellapere-Nurme, Lelle, Linnaaluste, Lokuta, Metsaääre, Mukri Nadalama, Nõlva, Ohekatku, Pae, Palasi, Paluküla, Põllu, Põrsaku, Reef Saksa, Saunaküla, Selja, Sooaluste, Valtu-Nurme and Vastja.
The Baltic German manor house of Kechtel (Estonian: Kehtna), which was rebuilt in the Baroque style between 1906 and 1910 after the early Classicist building from 1790 burned down during the Russian Revolution of 1905, is worth seeing . The building is surrounded by a five- hectare park, which the Riga City Garden Director Georg Kuphaldt (1853–1938) created with an impressive variety of trees and shrubs.
Sons and daughters of the church
- Alo Bärengrub (* 1984), Estonian football player
- Alo Dupikov (* 1985), Estonian football player
- August Silber (1895–1942), Estonian national soccer player
- Kalju Kirde (1923–2008), Estonian physicist and publicist
Web links
- Website of the municipality of Kehtna (in Estonian)
