Kalju
Kalju is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 27. There's an old wooden Pahna schoolhouse from 1877 located in Kalju village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 22 residents
- Description: village in Saaremaa Rural Municipality, Saare County, Estonia
- Also known as: “Kalju, Saare County” and “Pakhna”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Valjala Church.
Valjala Church
Church
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Saint Martin's Church of Valjala is a Lutheran church in Valjala, on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia. It is the oldest stone church on Saaremaa and possibly the oldest surviving church in Estonia. Valjala Church is situated 3½ km west of Kalju.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Valjala and Laimjala Parish.
Valjala
Village
Valjala is a small borough in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 410. St. Martin's Church stands in the center of Valjala; it is the oldest stone church in Estonia. Valjala is situated 3 km west of Kalju.
Laimjala Parish
Hamlet
Photo: Avjoska, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Laimjala Parish was in Saare County, Estonia. This parish did consist of 24 villages. The municipality had a population of 793 people and covers an area of 116 km². Laimjala Parish is situated 9 km east of Kalju.
Kalju
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Kalju küla, Saaremaa Parish, Saare, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
58.40583° or 58° 24′ 21″ northLongitude
22.84613° or 22° 50′ 46″ eastPopulation
22Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
9GC4CR4W+8FOpenStreetMap ID
node 1973426100OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
591706Wikidata ID
Q3455353
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