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The village of Lüübnitsa
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The village got its name from tsar Peter I who sometimes took a holiday here to enjoy the beauty of the local beaches (the Russian word for enjoy is suggestive of the placename Lüübnitsa). It was probably because of the picturesque scene that this name was given to the village.
The village was first mentioned in 1582 in the registry-book of the residents of the town and county of Pskov. The village may have existed as a harbour even earlier than that. In 1749 the village has been mentioned as a new settlement. The main activities of the settlers were cultivation of land, fishing and processing of fish, mostly sparling which was dried in large ovens and sold in Tartu and Pskov. The fish was bought up by merchants on the spot and then exported. The inhabitants were obliged to catch fish for the monastery. In the 19th century Lüübnitsa made up a separate community. In 1882, according to the record 631 of the inhabitants were men and 726 women. All in all there were 15 villages in the community, some of them being Russian villages. Even today the villagers’ main activities are fishing and vegetable-growing. Onions are grown extensively and in the autumn rows of golden yellow onions in the vegetable gardens and heaps of harvested onions in the yards can be sighted.
Lüübnitsa kala -ja sibulalaat
Vaade Lüübnitsa vaatetornist