Setomaa Parish

Setomaa Parish
Setomaa vald
Municipality of Estonia
Sanatorium in Värska
Sanatorium in Värska
Flag of Setomaa Parish
Flag
Coat of arms of Setomaa Parish
Coat of arms
Setomaa Parish within Võru County.
Setomaa Parish within Võru County.
Country Estonia
County Võru County
Area
 • Total
463.18 km2 (178.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2026 )
 • Total
3,003
 • Density6.483/km2 (16.79/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEE-732

Setomaa Parish (Estonian: Setomaa vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Võru County. Setomaa Parish was formed in 2017 during the administrative reform by merging Mikitamäe, Meremäe and Värska parishes and some parts of Misso parish.

Demographics

The area has experienced a significant decline in population in recent decades, although in the past the region has been one of the most densely populated areas in Estonia.

Population in the municipality:

Settlements

There is one small borough (alevik) Värska and 156 villages (küla) in Setomaa Parish.

The villages are: Ala-Tsumba, Antkruva, Audjassaare, Beresje, Ermakova, Helbi, Hilana, Hilläkeste, Hindsa, Holdi, Härmä, Ignasõ, Igrise, Jaanimäe, Juusa, Jõksi, Järvepää, Kahkva, Kalatsova, Kangavitsa, Karamsina, Karisilla, Kasakova, Kastamara, Keerba, Kiiova, Kiislova, Kiksova, Kitsõ, Klistina, Koidula, Kolodavitsa, Kolossova, Koorla, Korela, Korski, Kossa, Kostkova, Kremessova, Kriiva, Kuigõ, Kuksina, Kundruse, Kusnetsova, Kõõru, Käre, Küllätüvä, Laossina, Leimani, Lepä, Lindsi, Litvina, Lobotka, Lutepää, Lutja, Lütä, Lüübnitsa, Maaslova, Marinova, Martsina, Masluva, Matsuri, Melso, Merekülä, Meremäe, Miikse, Mikitamäe, Miku, Mokra, Määsi, Määsovitsa, Napi, Navikõ, Nedsaja, Niitsiku, Obinitsa, Olehkova, Ostrova, Paklova, Palandõ, Palo, Paloveere, Pattina, Pelsi, Perdaku, Pliia, Podmotsa, Poksa, Polovina, Popovitsa, Pruntova, Puista, Puugnitsa, Põrstõ, Raotu, Rokina, Ruutsi, Rõsna, Rääptsova, Rääsolaane, Saabolda, Saagri, Saatse, Samarina, Selise, Seretsüvä, Serga, Sesniki, Sirgova, Sulbi, Säpina, Talka, Tedre, Tepia, Tessova, Teterüvä, Tiastõ, Tiilige, Tiirhanna, Tiklasõ, Tobrova, Tonja, Toodsi, Toomasmäe, Treiali, Treski, Triginä, Tserebi, Tsergondõ, Tsirgu, Tsumba, Tuplova, Tuulova, Tääglova, Ulaskova, Ulitina, Usinitsa, Uusvada, Vaaksaarõ, Vaartsi, Varesmäe, Vasla, Vedernika, Velna, Veretinä, Verhulitsa, Vinski, Viro, Voropi, Võmmorski, Võpolsova, Võõpsu, Väike-Rõsna, Väiko-Härmä, Väiko-Serga, Õrsava.

Geography

The shape of Setomaa parish is narrow and elongated. The parish consists of the main territory and the Luhamaa exclave located a few kilometers away.

The nature of Setomaa parish is characterized by a hillier landscape in the south and a lowland located by Lake Peipus in the north. The forests are mostly dry and luminous pine forests. The Piusa River flows through the rural municipality.

There is no weather station with long-term observation data in the municipality, however, the Environmental Agency has compiled the climate data for the municipality based on estimates.

Climate data for Setomaa parish 1991–2020
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean maximum °C (°F) 5.0
(41.0)		 5.0
(41.0)		 11.5
(52.7)		 21.5
(70.7)		 26.3
(79.3)		 28.2
(82.8)		 29.9
(85.8)		 28.8
(83.8)		 23.5
(74.3)		 16.4
(61.5)		 10.2
(50.4)		 6.1
(43.0)		 17.7
(63.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −4.2
(24.4)		 −4.5
(23.9)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 6.0
(42.8)		 11.7
(53.1)		 15.7
(60.3)		 18.2
(64.8)		 16.7
(62.1)		 11.8
(53.2)		 6.1
(43.0)		 1.3
(34.3)		 −2.0
(28.4)		 6.4
(43.5)
Mean minimum °C (°F) −21.0
(−5.8)		 −20.5
(−4.9)		 −14.5
(5.9)		 −5.8
(21.6)		 −1.7
(28.9)		 3.2
(37.8)		 7.3
(45.1)		 5.3
(41.5)		 0.2
(32.4)		 −5.2
(22.6)		 −10.1
(13.8)		 −14.9
(5.2)		 −6.5
(20.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 47.1
(1.85)		 37.6
(1.48)		 35.3
(1.39)		 35.5
(1.40)		 52.7
(2.07)		 83.3
(3.28)		 71.3
(2.81)		 79.2
(3.12)		 55.5
(2.19)		 65.8
(2.59)		 52.7
(2.07)		 47.5
(1.87)		 663.5
(26.12)
Source 1: Keskkonnaagentuur.ee
Source 2: Keskkonnaagentuur.ee

There is a hydrometric weather station of the Environmental Agency in Korela.

Religion

Religion in Setomaa Parish (2021)
  1. Unaffiliated (53.8%)
  2. Orthodox (37.8%)
  3. Lutheran (6.40%)
  4. Unknown (2.00%)
  5. 0.00%
  6. 0.00%

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Setomaa vald. Tutvustus ja asukoht".
  2. ↑ "Ester Vaitmaa. Esimene teadlik pilguheit peeglisse – sellised me oleme. Rahvatihedus. Densité de population. 1922". Delfi.ee. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "Visit Setomaa".
  5. ↑ "Kliimaatlas".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "Kliimaatlas".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ "Seirevõrk". Retrieved 27 February 2026.

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