Obinitsa

Obinitsa
Village
Obinitsa

Location in Estonia

Coordinates: 57°48′35″N 27°26′33″E / 57.80972°N 27.44250°E / 57.80972; 27.44250Coordinates: 57°48′35″N 27°26′33″E / 57.80972°N 27.44250°E / 57.80972; 27.44250
Country  Estonia
County Võru County
Municipality Meremäe Parish
Population (01.01.2009[1])
 • Total 187

Obinitsa (also known as Obiniste, Abinitsa, Kirikmäe) is a village in Meremäe Parish, Võru County, southeastern Estonia. It has a population of 187 (as of 1 January 2009).[1]

The Meremäe-Obinitsa Primary School was closed in 2009, after that the building is used as a nursing home.

Obinitsa is the Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture in 2015.[2]

Obinitsa School-Church

Obinitsa School-Church

Obinitsa School-Church
Basic information
Location Obinitsa, Meremäe Parish, Estonia
Geographic coordinates 57°48′41″N 27°26′51″E / 57.81139°N 27.44750°E / 57.81139; 27.44750
Affiliation Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church
Year consecrated 1897–1904

Obinitsa School-Church is an Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church. It is located in Obinitsa, Estonia, about 280 kilometers from Tallinn. Construction of the church began in 1896 and its official inauguration came in 1897. On 16 December 1894, land was allocated for a church and school by the Obinitsa village community. The Church was closed in 1950. The bell tower was dismantled and the building turned into a school.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Meremäe valla arengukava 2007–2013" (PDF). Meremäe vald. p. 7.
  2. ↑ Obinitsa becomes the 2015 Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture ERR News, 2015-01-07


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