Kehtna (german: Kechtel) is a

small borough The following is a list of boroughs ( et, alevid) and small boroughs ( et, alevikud) in Estonia. Boroughs * Aegviidu *Järva-Jaani *Järvakandi *Kiili *Kohila *Kohtla-Nõmme * Lavassaare *Märjamaa * Paikuse *Pärnu-Jaagupi * Tootsi *Vändra S ...

( et, alevik) in

Rapla County Rapla County ( et, Rapla maakond or ''Raplamaa'') is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in the western part of the country and borders Järva County to the east, Pärnu County to the south, Lääne County to the west, and Har ...

, in central

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, located about southeast of the town of

Rapla Rapla (German: ''Rappel'') is a town in central Estonia, the capital of Rapla County and the centre of Rapla Parish. The oldest records date back to 1241 in the Danish Census Book, when it was said that it was a small village with 8 acres of ...

. Other nearby settlements include

Keava Keava is a small borough (') in Kehtna Parish, Rapla County, Estonia. Population 287 (as of 1 January 2007). It has a railway station on the Tallinn–Viljandi railway line operated by Elron (rail transit). Keava hill fort The remains of a hil ...

Kaerepere Kaerepere is a small borough (') in Kehtna Parish, Rapla County in central Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland acros ...

and

Lelle Lelle is a small borough (') in Kehtna Parish, Rapla County, in central Estonia. It has a station on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron, and until December 2018 was the junction with the former branch to Pärnu. As of 2011 C ...

. Kehtna is the administrative centre of

Kehtna Parish Kehtna Parish ( et, Kehtna vald) is a rural municipality in central Estonia. It is a part of Rapla County. The municipality has a population of 5,182 (as of 1 January 2004) and covers an area of 507.3 km². The population density is 10.2 inh ...

. It has a population of 1,674 (as of 1 January 2012).

Kehtna Manor Kehtna (german: Kechtel) is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Rapla County, in central Estonia, located about southeast of the town of Rapla. Other nearby settlements include Keava, Kaerepere and Lelle. Kehtna is the administrative centre of Ke ...

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 large park with a varied collection of shrubs.

Notable people

Alo Bärengrub Alo Bärengrub (born 12 February 1984) is a retired Estonian professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Career Bärengrub was born in Kehtna, and made his first-team debut for Lelle in Estonia's second division Esiliiga at the age of ...

(born 1984), football player * Alo Dupikov (born 1985), football player *

Rummu Jüri Rummu Jüri (born Jüri Rummo; in Kehtna Parish – unknown) was an Estonians, Estonian Vagrants, itinerant, thief and robber. He has become the archetype, archetypical Estonians, Estonian folk hero, an outlaw who stole from the Wealth, rich t ...

(1856–?), outlaw and folk hero, worked as a

valet A valet or varlet is a male servant who serves as personal attendant to his employer. In the Middle Ages and Ancien Régime, valet de chambre was a role for junior courtiers and specialists such as artists in a royal court, but the term "vale ...

in Kehtna Manor *

Külliki Saldre Külliki Saldre (until 1986, Külliki Tool; born 29 December 1952) is an Estonian stage, television, radio and film actress. Early life and education Külliki Saldre was born in the small town of Kehtna, in Rapla County in 1952, where she graduat ...

(born 1952), actress

Gallery

File:Kehtna mõisa valitsejamaja2.jpg, The local government of Kehtna Parish, the former Steward's house of Kehtna Manor File:Kehtna mõisa viinakelder.jpg, The vodka cellar of Kehtna Manor File:Kehtna Põhikool.jpg, Kehtna Primary School File:Kehtna A&O.SDC10075.JPG, Local grocery store

References

External links

Kehtna Parish

Kehtna ManorKehtna Manor
at Estonian Manors Portal Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia Manor houses in Estonia Kreis Harrien {{Rapla-geo-stub