Ulaskova (also known as ''Ulaskuva'', ''Uusküla'', ''Uussalu'') is a

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Setomaa Parish Setomaa Parish ( et, Setomaa vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Võru County. It has a population of 3,369 (as of 1 January 2018) and an area of 463.1 km². Settlements There is one small borough (''alevik'') Värska and 156 vil ...

Võru County Võru County ( et, Võru maakond or ''Võrumaa''; vro, Võro maakund) is a county in southern Estonia. It is bordered by Valga County and Põlva County and is the only Estonian county bordering two countries - Latvia (Alūksne Municipality and ...

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History

Written sources from 1585 first mention the city with a previous name, ''Vlazova''. In 1790, it was mentioned as ''Vlaskova shmyakina''; in 1866 as ''Vlaskova''; and in 1882 as ''Ulaskova'', its modern name. On topographical military maps of

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, which included

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(now Estonia), the village is listed as ''Vlaskova''. The eastern and northeastern part of Ulaskova was previously jurisdiction of the former village, Väjko-Ulaskova. Prior to independence, Ulaskova belonged to the in the

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 ...

region. Before the

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, the village belonged to Meremäe Parish.Käimasolevad KOV-ide ühinemismenetlused ja piiride muutmise ettepanekud (29.12.2016)
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Etymology

The modern name, Ulaskova, comes from the name of Saint Blaise (Vlas) of Sebaste, the patron saint of domestic animals. According to the remark of the Estonian linguist Lembit Vaba, in the toponyms of Setu, which are mostly of Slavic origin, are evident due to the characteristics of Belarusian phonetics, such as the beginning of the name: ''vl- —› st-'' (''Vlaskova —› Ulaskovo''). In

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there is a village Ulaskovo and several villages Vlaskovo; in the north of

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there is a river Vlaskova.

Geography

Ulaskova is located 25 km southeast of the county center,

Võru Võru (; vro, Võro; german: Werro) is a town and a municipality in south-eastern Estonia. It is the capital of Võru County and the centre of Võru Parish. History Võru was founded on 21 August 1784, according to the wish of the Empress Cather ...

, and 24 km southwest of the parish center,

Värska Värska ( seto, Verska) is a Populated places in Estonia, small borough () in Setomaa Parish, Võru County in southeastern Estonia. At the 2011 Estonia Census, 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 443. History Värska was first historica ...

. It is 144 meters

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Attractions

There is a chapel (in the local dialect ''tsässon'') in the village, Ulaskova tsässon. It is dedicated to the Martyr

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. It is a 1 story house made ofpine logs with a transverse log and double pitched roof. It is 4.66 x 3.72 m in size and contains 1 inner room with an area of 13.9 m². The appearance of the chapel has been significantly changed since its creation, as it had previously possessed a canopy.The chapel has a doorway measuring 0.84 x 1.55 m; the wooden door has forged hangers and opens outwards; one wooden window measuring 45 x 65 cm is divided into five

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, painted yellow.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, 18 people lived in the village of Ulaskova, all ethnic

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. Population of Ulaskova village:

References

Villages in Võru County {{Võru-geo-stub