Vahtseliina

Vahtseliina is a locality in Vana-Vastseliina, Võru Parish, Võru County. Vahtseliina is situated nearby to the locality Roosigu, as well as near the hamlet Plessi.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Meeksi Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church of St. John the Baptist and Jaanikivi.

Meeksi Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church of St. John the Baptist

Church

Photo: Vaido Otsar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Meeksi Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church of St. John the Baptist was built in 1953 in Miikse village, Meremäe rural municipality, Võru County in Estonia. Meeksi Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church of St. John the Baptist is situated 3 km southeast of Vahtseliina.

Jaanikivi

Stone

Photo: Reinvein, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jaanikivi is a sacrificial stone in Võru County, Meremäe rural municipality in Miikse village near Miikse church by Miikse Stream in Estonia. Jaanikivi is situated 3 km southeast of Vahtseliina.

Miikse graveyard is a graveyard in Setomaa and by the administrative division of today is situated in Meremäe rural municipality in Miikse village in Estonia. Miikse graveyard is situated 3 km southeast of Vahtseliina.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vastseliina and Hilläkeste.

Vastseliina

Village

Photo: aldonis, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vastseliina is a small borough in Võru Parish, Võru County in southeastern Estonia. Vastseliina was the center of Vastseliina raion from 1950 to 1959. Vastseliina is the birthplace of wrestler and 1924 Olympic Gold Medalist Eduard Pütsep and writer and lawyer Uido Truija. Vastseliina is situated 4½ km west of Vahtseliina.

Hilläkeste

Hamlet

Hilläkeste is a village in Setomaa Parish, Võru County in Estonia. Hilläkeste is situated 6 km northeast of Vahtseliina.

Perametsa

Hamlet

Perametsa is a settlement in Võru Parish, Võru County in southeastern Estonia. Perametsa is situated 6 km southwest of Vahtseliina.

Vahtseliina

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Myza Vastseliyna”, “Vastseliina”, “Vastseliina Asundus”, “Vastselina”, and “Vastseliyna”
Location: Vana-Vastseliina, Võru Parish, Võru County, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude

57.72639° or 57° 43′ 35″ north

Longitude

27.35833° or 27° 21′ 30″ east

Elevation

144 metres (472 feet)

Open location code

9G99P9G5+H8

GeoNames ID

587712

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