Kauksi () is a small village in

Alutaguse Parish Alutaguse Parish () is a rural municipality in Ida-Viru County. The administrative centre is Iisaku.http://www.alutagusevald.ee/ (accessed 5 March 2020) Settlements ;Boroughs Iisaku, Mäetaguse ;Villages There are 73 villages: Religion ...

Ida-Viru County Ida-Viru County ( or ; ) is one of the 15 counties of Estonia. It is the most northeastern part of the country. The county contains large deposits of oil shale the main mineral mined in Estonia. Oil shale is used in the production of shale oil ...

in northeastern

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. Kauksi has 59 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2006). It lies on the northern side of Estonia's largest lake, Peipus (''Peipsi järv''). Kauksi was first named in 1543 in an old historical document. In 1732 the town belonged to the goods company Maidla. In the 18th century a separate goods company was established between ved Peipus and Kauksi. It was owned by the

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n nobleman ''Michailo Rudneff''. The estate had its own port with a ferry connection to

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...

. Kauksi is a favourite tourist destination in the summer. It is located one km from the road between Tartu and

Jõhvi Jõhvi ( ; ; ) is a town in northeastern Estonia, and the administrative seat of Ida-Viru County and Jõhvi Parish. The town is located about 50 km west of the Estonia–Russia international border. History Jõhvi was first mentioned as ...

. From here, a sandy beach runs almost unbroken along the Peipus' shores until

Vasknarva Vasknarva (, Syrenets; ) is a village in Alutaguse Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia. Geography The settlement is located on the northern shore of Lake Peipus, on the left bank of the Narva River headwaters forming the border wi ...

. Air and water temperatures are on average higher than at any other Estonian resort. In 1961 a tourist centre opened in Kauksi. Sild Kauksi ojal

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Tourism in Kauksi
Villages in Ida-Viru County Kreis Wierland {{IdaViru-geo-stub