Kahtla | |
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Village | |
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| Country |  Estonia |
| County | Saare County |
| Parish | Saaremaa Parish |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kahtla is a village inSaaremaa Parish,Saare County, in westernEstonia.[1]
Kahtla was attested in historical sources asCachtel in 1453,Kachtyalke in 1569–1571,Kachkill andKachtial in 1645, andKachtla in 1782. The name probably derives from a compound ofkaks 'two' +jalg (genitive:jala) 'leg, foot', which may be either a personal name ending injalg or a name referring to a natural feature, in which the suffix is the presumed agricultural termjalg 'foot of a hill, etc.'.[2]
Before the administrative reform of 2017, the village was inLaimjala Parish.[3]
The church in Kahtla is dedicated toSaint Basil the Great and was designed by the Riga architectHeinrich Scheel. It belongs to theOrthodox Church of Estonia.[4] There is also a chapel in the cemetery east of the village.
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