Uusvada ludimägi is a

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Setomaa Parish Setomaa Parish () is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Võru County. It has a population of 2,849 (as of 1 January 2022) and an area of 463.1 km2. Demographics Population in the municipality: * 2000: 4,206 * 2011: 2,990 * 2022: 2,849 ...

, Uusvada 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

kolkhoz A kolkhoz ( rus, колхо́з, a=ru-kolkhoz.ogg, p=kɐlˈxos) was a form of collective farm in the Soviet Union. Kolkhozes existed along with state farms or sovkhoz. These were the two components of the socialized farm sector that began to eme ...

cellar was built on Uusvada ludimägi from dolomite, 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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{{DEFAULTSORT:Uusvada ludimagi Shrines Archaeological sites in Estonia