Directory of Pihtla Resources

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Sites relating to Pihtla (Estonian: Pihtla vald), a rural municipality on Saaremaa. Home to lake Kaali, the meteorite crater. Pihtla municipality covers an area of 228 km² and has a population of approximately 1400. The municipality encompasses the following villages (Estonian: küla): Eiste, Ennu, Haeska, Hämmelepa, Iilaste, Ilpla, Kaali, Kailuka, Kangrusselja, Kiritu, Kuusiku, Kõljala, Kõnnu, Laheküla, Leina, Liiva, Liiva-Putla, Masa, Matsiranna, Metsaküla, Mustla, Nässuma, Pihtla, Püha, Rahniku, Rannaküla, Reeküla, Reo, Räimaste, Sagariste, Salavere, Sandla, Sauaru, Saue-Putla, Sepa, Sutu, Suure-Rootsi, Tõlluste, Vanamõisa, Väike-Rootsi, and Väljaküla.

Resources in This Category

• Ecological Catastrophe in Connection with the Impact of the Kaali Meteorite

  http://www.gi.ee/pdfid/10200.pdf
  A detailed study of the ecological effects of the meteorite impact in Kaali in 800–400 B.C. by Veski et al.

• Kaali Crater - Wikipedia

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaali_crater
  Short article about the crater and related local mythology.

• Kaali Trahter

  http://www.kaalitrahter.ee/
  Tavern located near the Kaali meteorite crater. [Estonian, English, Finnish]

• Kaali Visitor Center

  http://www.kaali.kylastuskeskus.ee/
  Information about the museum and facilities near the Kaali Meteorite crater. [Estonian, English, Finnish, Russian, German, French]

• Kaali Meteorite Crater

  http://www.7is7.com/otto/estonia/kaali.html
  Photos of the main meteorite crater in Kaali.

• The Kaali Meteorite Craters

  http://www.saaremaa.ee/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=592
  History and discovery of the craters, details of each crater and map of the area.

 

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