[1] Until the 2017 administrative reform of Estonian municipalities the village was located in Tarvastu Parish.

Kärstna (German: Kerstenshof) manor traces its history back to 1678, when the estate was founded.

A monument commemorating the latter, who died in the Battle of Mohrungen during the War of the Fourth Coalition, is located near the manor house.

The building received its present appearance during the subsequent rebuilding, led by Riga-based architect Otto Wildau.

A park was laid out for the house in 1904, designed by Walter von Engelhardt, also from Riga.