Uusvada ludimägi is a

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Uusvada Uusvada is a village in Setomaa Parish, Võru County in Estonia. (retrieved 17 March 2020) Uusvada tsässon, a Seto Seto may refer to: Places *Seto, Aichi, production place of Japanese pottery and venue of Expo 2005 *Seto, Ehime, facing the ...

village. Next to Ludimägi is an ancient human settlement place that is under protection as archaeological monument no. 13598.Asulakoht
register.muinas.ee This sacred place is one of three sacred places in Uusvada village. Ludimägi was a gathering place for the village people on holidays:

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and Kolbripäev (

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). On holidays, bonfires were set up on Ludimägi. During Soviet times, a

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cellar was built on Uusvada ludimägi from

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, which was later used as a horse stable. However, the cellar has collapsed and all that is left are limestone cellar walls. Uusvada ludimägi is a private property, in Ludimägi estate. Ludimägi is 100 metres off from the parish road, there is no access road to Ludimägi and it can only be accessed on foot.

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