Kehtna

58°55′26″N 24°52′32″E / 58.92389°N 24.87556°E / 58.92389; 24.87556CountryEstoniaCountyRapla CountyMunicipalityKehtna ParishFirst mentioned1470^[1]Population • Total1,674

Kehtna (German: Kechtel) is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Rapla County, in central Estonia, located about 9 km (6 mi) southeast of the town of Rapla. Other nearby settlements include Keava, Kaerepere and Lelle. Kehtna is the administrative centre of Kehtna Parish. It has a population of 1,674 (as of 1 January 2012).^[2]

Kehtna Manor was first mentioned in 1470 as Kectel and in 1485 as Hof Kechtenal. The Early-Classicist main building was built in the 1790s. After a fire in 1905, it was rebuilt in 1906–10 and gained its current Baroque look. The manor is surrounded by a 5-hectare (12-acre) large park with a varied collection of shrubs.^[1]

Notable people

• Alo Bärengrub (born 1984), football player
• Alo Dupikov (born 1985), football player
• Rummu Jüri (1856–?), outlaw and folk hero, worked as a valet in Kehtna Manor
• Külliki Saldre (born 1952), actress

Gallery

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  The local government of Kehtna Parish, the former Steward's house of Kehtna Manor
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  The vodka cellar of Kehtna Manor
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  Kehtna Primary School
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  Local grocery store

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