Kõljala is a village in
Saaremaa Parish
Saaremaa Parish, also known as Saaremaa Municipality (), is a municipality in Saare County in western Estonia
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,
Saare County
Saare County ( or ''Saaremaa''; ; ; ; ) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It consists of Saaremaa, the largest island of Estonia, and several smaller islands near it, most notably Muhu, Ruhnu, Abruka and Vilsandi. The county borders Lääne Count ...
in western
Estonia
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.
Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in
Pihtla Parish
Pihtla Parish was a municipality in Saare County, Estonia. The municipality had a population of 1,400 (as of 1 January 2006) and covered an area of 228.11 km².
During the administrative-territorial reform in 2017, all 12 municipalities on ...
.
Kõljala Manor
Kõljala estate () traces its history to 1250, when it belonged to the
Baltic German
Baltic Germans ( or , later ) are Germans, ethnic German inhabitants of the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea, in what today are Estonia and Latvia. Since Flight and expulsion of Germans (1944–1950), their resettlement in 1945 after the end ...
family
von Buxhoeveden. It has subsequently belonged to various
Baltic noble families but was expropriated during the
land reform
Land reform (also known as agrarian reform) involves the changing of laws, regulations, or customs regarding land ownership, land use, and land transfers. The reforms may be initiated by governments, by interested groups, or by revolution.
Lan ...
following the declaration of independence of Estonia in 1919. From 1921 to 1955 it housed an agricultural school and after that a
kolkhoz
A kolkhoz ( rus, колхо́з, a=ru-kolkhoz.ogg, p=kɐlˈxos) was a form of collective farm in the Soviet Union. Kolkhozes existed along with state farms or sovkhoz. These were the two components of the socialized farm sector that began to eme ...
until Estonia re-gained its independence in 1991. The main building dates from the 18th century; the dominating portico was added during the 19th century.
See also
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List of palaces and manor houses in Estonia
This is a list of palaces and manor houses in Estonia. This list does not include castles, which are listed in a List of castles in Estonia, separate article. As there are at least 400 manor houses in Estonia, this list is incomplete.
Palaces an ...
References
External links
Kõljala manorat Saaremaa.ee
Villages in Saare County
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