Kirikuküla, Võru County
Kirikuküla is a village in Antsla Parish, Võru County in Estonia.
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.
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.
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Urvaste church
References
- ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014 (retrieved 19 March 2020)
- ^ Viirand, Tiiu (2004). Estonia. Cultural Tourism. Kunst Publishers. pp. 228–229. ISBN 9949407184.
- ^ "Memorial to Marie Heiberg in Urvaste church park". Visitestonia.com. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
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