Official Name: | Kirikuküla |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Estonia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Estonia |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Võru County |
Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
Subdivision Name2: | Antsla Parish |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
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]