Kolkja is a
small borough ( et, alevik) in
Peipsiääre Parish
Peipsiääre Parish is a rural municipality in Tartu County
Tartu County ( et, Tartu maakond or ''Tartumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia.
It is located in eastern Estonia bordering Põlva County, Valga County, Viljandi County and Jà ...
,
Tartu County
Tartu County ( et, Tartu maakond or ''Tartumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia.
It is located in eastern Estonia bordering Põlva County, Valga County, Viljandi County and Jõgeva County.
The area of Tartu County is , which covers 6.9% ...
, 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 from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
. As of the
2011 census, the settlement's population was 277.
The Old Believers Museum and the Chicory Museum
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
File:Kolkja vanausuliste muuseum.jpg, Kolkja museum of Old Believers
File:Kolkja1.jpg, Street in Kolkja
File:Kolkja Old-Believers Church.jpg, Old-Believers' Church in Kolkja
References
Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia
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