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The village of Tuderna
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Archaeological finds indicate that the village of Tuderna was inhabited already in the late Bronze Age, i.e. over 2 000 years ago. The first written record dates from the so-called Swedish time 400 years back. The village of Tuderna is situated on the left bank of the Piusa River. In the near vicinity there are big and small circular mounds - one thousand-year-old burial places. On the right shore of the Tuderna brook is the Silmaallikas spring. According to popular belief the water of the spring has a healing effect. During the first period of the Republic of Estonia the country’s highest railway bridge was at Tuderna. The bridge was built by the Poles in the 1880-ies. In the course of wars the bridge was exploded and restored several times. In the 16th and 17th centuries the Räpina-Vastseliina post road crossed Tuderna. Several taverns, like the taverns of Liiva, Piiri and Tuderna were built on the roadside. Today the one-time tavern of Tuderna houses a pottery - a unique workhop of the Setos’ ancient craft.
 
Tuderna raudteesild