Beresje

Beresje

Beresje

Village in Estonia

Beresje is a village in Setomaa Parish, Võru County in southeastern Estonia.[1]

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Beresje Orthodox graveyard

The village of Beresje represents a typical fishermen village, where all the houses are built in rows parallel to the shore of the Lake Pihkva. The village was first mentioned in 1582 and it belonged to Poloda area. The main activity was fishing (mainly sparling) and fish processing. The name is believed to be derived from the Russian word berjoza ('birch').[2]

Beresje is the only village in Setomaa that is still inhabited by Old Believers (or starovers). At the end of the village there is a village cemetery, which also includes the burial site of the Old Believers. Beresje mere is a relic lake of Lake Peipus.[3][2]

Before the administrative reform of Estonian local governments in 2017, the village belonged to Mikitamäe rural municipality and Põlva county.

References

  1. [1]
    Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014 (retrieved 27 July 2021)
  2. [2]
    "Setomaa, delightful sight!" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-20.
  3. [3]
    "The border on the top and along the belt – the Thrills in Setomaa". Archived from the original on 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2020-01-07.

58°05′N 27°35′E


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