Kolkja

Kolkja
Small borough
Kolkja Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°33′1″N 27°13′0″E
Country	Estonia
County	Tartu County
Municipality	Peipsiääre Parish
Population  (2011 Census[1])
• Total	277

Kolkja is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Peipsiääre Parish, Tartu County, in southeastern Estonia. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 277.[1]

The Old Believers Museum[2] and the Chicory Museum[3] 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 (1882–1966), politician

Gallery

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  Kolkja museum of Old Believers
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  Street in Kolkja
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  Old-Believers' Church in Kolkja

References

1. "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
2. "Old Believers Museum". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
3. "Chicory Museum". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2020-07-11.