Kolkja is a
small borough
The following is a list of Populated places in Estonia, boroughs () and Populated places in Estonia, small boroughs () in Estonia.
Boroughs
*Aegviidu
*Järva-Jaani
*Järvakandi
*Kiili
*Kohila
*Kohtla-Nõmme
*Lavassaare
*Märjamaa
*Paikuse
*Pärn ...
() in
Peipsiääre Parish
Peipsiääre Parish is a rural municipality located in the Tartu County, Estonia. The municipality of Peipsiäere was formed as a result of the administrative reform on 23 October 2017. Peipsiääre Parish area covers 652 square km and records a ...
,
Tartu County
Tartu County ( 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% of the territory of E ...
, in southeastern
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
. 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
Peeter Baranin (or Pjotr Baranin; 31 January 1882, Kolkja – 11 April 1966, Tallinn) was an Estonian politician.
Baranin studied at Tartu Reaalkool. He was a firefighter. He was also the mayor of Mustvee and the chairman of the gentry board. ...
(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
Kreis Dorpat
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