Kolkja
Kolkja | |
|---|---|
  Kolkja Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 58°33′1″N 27°13′0″E / 58.55028°N 27.21667°E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Tartu County |
| Municipality | Peipsiääre Parish |
| Population | |
• Total | 277 |
Kolkja is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Peipsiääre Parish, Tartu County, in southeastern Estonia. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 277.[1]
The Old Believers Museum[2] and the Chicory Museum[3] are located in Kolkja. There are traditional clothes, handicrafts, tools, photos, books and many other items of the Old Believers in the Old Believers museum.
Notable people
- Peeter Baranin (1882–1966), politician
Gallery
Village centre of Kolkja
Kolkja museum of Old Believers and Cultural Centre
Main Street in Kolkja (2025)
Main Street in Kolkja (2025)
Old-Believers' Church in Kolkja
Canal from Kolkja to Lake Peipsi Järv
Cultivation of vegetables in Kolkja
Regular onion fields in Kolkja
Lake Peipsi Järv near Kolkja
References
- 1 2 "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ↑ "Old Believers Museum". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ↑ "Chicory Museum". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
