Mustvee is a town in

Mustvee Parish Mustvee Parish ( et, Mustvee vald) is a rural municipality in Jõgeva County. It includes the town of Mustvee.https://mustveevald.kovtp.ee/ (accessed 5 March 2020) Settlements ;Town Mustvee ;Boroughs Avinurme, Lohusuu ;Villages There are 56 ...

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. It lies on the shore of

Lake Peipus Lake Peipus ( et, Peipsi-Pihkva järv; russian: Чудско-Псковское озеро, Псковско-Чудское озеро, Chudsko-Pskovskoye ozero, Pskovsko-Chudskoye ozero); is the largest trans-boundary lake in Europe, lying on ...

Jõgeva County Jõgeva County ( et, Jõgeva maakond or ''Jõgevamaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders Ida-Viru County to the north-east, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south, Viljandi C ...

. Its population of 1,600 is approximately half Estonian and half

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eigh ...

n. The name of Mustvee was first recorded in 1343 at the time of reign of

Livonia Livonia ( liv, Līvõmō, et, Liivimaa, fi, Liivinmaa, German and Scandinavian languages: ', archaic German: ''Liefland'', nl, Lijfland, Latvian and lt, Livonija, pl, Inflanty, archaic English: ''Livland'', ''Liwlandia''; russian: Ли ...

n order. It became a haven for Russian

Old Believers Old Believers or Old Ritualists, ''starovery'' or ''staroobryadtsy'' are Eastern Orthodox Christians who maintain the liturgical and ritual practices of the Russian Orthodox Church as they were before the reforms of Patriarch Nikon of Moscow ...

after the Russian government declared them outlaws in 1658. Mustvee has held fairs for the past two centuries. Due to its position at the broadest part of the lake, this traditional fishing town is increasingly popular as a tourist centre. The new

Harbor of Mustvee A harbor (American English), harbour ( British English; see spelling differences), or haven is a sheltered body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be docked. The term ''harbor'' is often used interchangeably with '' port'', whic ...

was opened 18 December 2014.

Climate

List of mayors of Mustvee

Gallery

Mustvee kultuurkeskus.jpg, Mustvee house of culture Mustvee city halla.jpg, Mustvee town hall Mustvee, Peipsi rand.jpg, Mustvee, Peipsi rand LakePeipus01.JPG, Harbor at Mustvee, on the coast of

. Mustvee kirik.JPG, Mustvee church Early road to Lake Peipus.jpg, Bridge over port on the shore of

Mustvee bussijaam2.jpg, Mustvee bus station Kirche Mustvee.jpg, The Holy Trinity Unitarian Church in Mustvee

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Cities and towns in Estonia Former municipalities of Estonia Populated places in Jõgeva County Old Believer communities Russians in Estonia {{Jõgeva-geo-stub