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The Best Attractions In Polva County

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Põlva County , or Põlvamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in south-eastern part of the country and borders Tartu, Valga and Võru counties. The county also shares a common border with Pskov Oblast of Russia. Long sections of the border with neighboring Russia have not yet been ratified by treaty, and certain villages in Põlva County can only be reached by driving through Russian-controlled territory. 28,507 people live in Põlva County – constituting 2.3% of the total population in Estonia .
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The Best Attractions In Polva County

  • 1. Seto Farm Museum Varska
    The Seto Museum of Farming is a museum of the Seto people's farming culture and practices, located in the Värska Parish, Põlva County, Estonia. It was first opened in 1998.
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  • 4. Estonian Road Museum Kanepi
    Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland with Finland on the other side, to the west by the Baltic Sea with Sweden to the west , to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia . The territory of Estonia consists of a mainland and 2,222 islands in the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of 45,227 km2 , water 2,839 km2 , land area 42,388 km2 , and is influenced by a humid continental climate. The official language of the country, Estonian, is the second most spoken Finnic language. The territory of Estonia has been inhabited since at least 9,000 B.C. Ancient Estonians were some of the last European pagans to be Christianized, following the Livonian Crusade in the 13th century. After ce...
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  • 6. Saatse Seto Museum Varska
    Saatse is a village in Setomaa Parish, Võru County in southeastern Estonia. It has a population of 89 .Saatse and its neighbouring villages are notable as part of Estonia that although not an enclave, before 2008 wasn't reachable by road without passing through Russian territory for several hundred metres, through an area known as the Saatse Boot. In 2008 a new Matsuri–Sesniki road was opened, making it possible to reach the area without necessarily passing through the Saatse Boot. However, this is a 15–20 km detour if going from Värska. Saatse was earlier known as Korki or Gorki. The present name Saatse has been derived from a Russian village name Zatšerenje that was later turned into Satseri and then Saatse. It an area inhabited by Seto people, Setos, who follow Orthodox tradition...
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  • 8. Mooste Manor Mooste
    Mooste is a small borough in Põlva Parish, Põlva County, Estonia.
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