Kaali, Estonia

Village in Estonia

Village in Saare County, Estonia

Kaali
Village
Kaali visitor centre, hotel, and meteorite museum
Country	Estonia
County	Saare County
Parish	Saaremaa Parish
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Kaali is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County^[1] in western Estonia, 18 kilometres (11 mi) from Kuressaare, the island capital.^[2] Valjala, to the north-east, is the nearest town.

Kaali crater

The village is the site of the Kaali crater, actually a series of craters formed by meteorite impacts more than 4,000 years ago.^[3] The main crater has become well-known and is now a popular tourist destination. Supporting a museum, cafeteria, shop, and hotel,^[4] the crater has led to tourism becoming an important part of Kaali's economy.

Facilities

The village is served by a community school. Other local facilities are mostly associated with the tourist destination at the crater, including a cafeteria and hotel.

Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Pihtla Parish.^[5]

References

^ "Lisa. Asustusüksuste nimistu" (PDF). haldusreform.fin.ee (in Estonian). Rahandusministeerium. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014^{[dead link]} (retrieved 28 July 2021)
^ Details on the island tourist website.
^ Hotel and Museum joint website here.
^ "Saaremaa külad endiste valdade piires". www.saaremaa.ee (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.