Meremäe Hill ( et, Meremäe mägi) is a
hillock in southeastern
Estonia. Located on Vaaksaare upland, that belongs to the eastern part of
Haanja Upland
Haanja Upland (also Haanja Highland, ) is a hilly area of higher elevation in southern Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Fi ...
. Height from sea-level is 204 m.
Vaaksaare uplands is a
moraine
A moraine is any accumulation of unconsolidated debris (regolith and rock), sometimes referred to as glacial till, that occurs in both currently and formerly glaciated regions, and that has been previously carried along by a glacier or ice shee ...
hillock, where agricultural patches alternate with forests and meadows. Meremäe Hill is situated on the border of
Kalatsova
Kalatsova is a settlement in Setomaa Parish, Võru County in southeastern Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across f ...
and
Mereküla village. A large part of
Setomaa
Setomaa (; russian: Сетумаа, seto, Setomaa) is a region south of Lake Peipus and inhabited by the Seto people. The Seto dialect is a variety of South Estonian. The historic range of Setomaa is located in the territories of present-day ...
can be seen from the Hill in clear weather, as well as
Vastseliina church and
Pachory Monastery church domes. Reflection of water from
Lake Pskov
Lake Peipus ( et, Peipsi-Pihkva järv; russian: Чудско-Псковское озеро, Псковско-Чудское озеро, Chudsko-Pskovskoye ozero, Pskovsko-Chudskoye ozero); is the largest trans-boundary lake in Europe, lying on ...
can also be seen in clear weather, which is probably how the area got its name - by assuming that the reflection was sea (Meremäe – Sea Hill). In 2008,
Meremäe rural municipality government built a viewing tower on the Hill and a song stage.
[Vaiko Tigane. ''Võrumaa vaatamisväärsused''] Meremäe viewing tower was built in 2008 and is an 18-metre high wooden tower with a shingle roof. The song stage and grounds at the foot of the tower have St. John's day and other events held there every year.
References
Setomaa Parish
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