Kõõru sacrificial spring, also known as Müräläte is a spring in

Võru County Võru County ( or ''Võrumaa''; ) is a county in southern Estonia. It is bordered by Valga and Põlva counties, Latvia's Alūksne and Ape municipalities, and Russia's Pskov Oblast (making it the only Estonian county to border two countries) ...

, Meremäe rural municipality, in Kõõru village in

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. The spring is under protection as a

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.andmekogu.hiis.ee
/ref> The spring is situated between Kõõru and Talka village, on the right by Talka Stream. According to the folk myth, the place is the location for an ancient stronghold. Archaeological excavations have been done in the area, but there have not been any findings.

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