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The village of Obinitsa |
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Mokornulk
- one of the twelve areas Seto folk have divided Setomaa into. The first
records about the village date from 1763. Archaeological finds reveal that
the age of the village is approximately 1500 years. In the Sakalova sandy
heath close by the church, circular and oblong barrows as old as 1500 years
can be seen. In the graveyard we can spot zalniks - 800-year-old graves.
One kilometre north-west of the village, in the woods is the site of an
ancient stronghold. In the old part of the village, houses are sited haphazardly.
The so-called new part of the village dates from the soviet period, the
1960-1970ies. In 1904, a school-church was built at Obinitsa, the only one
of its kinds in the Baltics. On the ground floor was the school-room, the
church was on the upper floor. The campanile, the altar of the school-church
and the tsässon were destroyed by soviet authorities. The Obinitsa
Transfiguration Church of the Estonian Orthodox Church was built in the
village in 1952. The construction was initiated and carried out by members
of the congregation. The most important holiday of Obinitsa Church is Feast
of the Transfiguration (19th of August). Obinitsa is also the birth-place
of the Days of Seto Kingdom, held annually on the first Saturday of August,
but each time in a different village of Setomaa.
In 1995 an ARTIFICIAL LAKE was built at Obinitsa. The beautiful and clean
lake with the size of 22 hectares is suited for swimming, fishing and boating.
On the left shore of the lake you will find a sand denudation and a cave
called JUUDATARÕ (cave of Judas). The statue of SETO LAULUIMÄ
- the legendary Seto singer, is standing on the hillside at the lake. The
statue is surrounded by plaques commemorating other renowned Seto folk singers.
SETO MUUSEUMITARÕ (local heritage museum) was opened in the summer
of 1995. The permanent exposition provides an insight into the mode of life
in Setomaa in the 1920-1940ies and is arranged in a way reminiscent of a
common Seto homeSeto muuseumi tarõ Obinitsas |
Seto lauluema kuju |