Kasepää
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 Estonia
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 Jõgeva
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| Coordinates : | 58 ° 31 ' N , 27 ° 14' E | ||
| Area : | 40.87 km² | ||
| Residents : | 184 (2019) | ||
| Population density : | 5 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | EET (UTC + 2) | ||
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Kasepää (German: Kasepäh ) is an Estonian rural community in Jõgeva County with an area of 40.87 km².
The place has 184 inhabitants. In addition to the main town Raja, it includes the villages of Kaasiku, Kasepää, Kükita, Metsaküla, Nõmme, Omedu and Tiheda.
The villages are strongly influenced by Russian immigrants from the 18th and 19th centuries who, as Old Believers , had to flee from the local religious persecution. They mostly lived from fishing in Lake Peipus . The orthodox wooden churches of the villages from the 19th century are worth seeing .
Web links
- Kasepää website (Estonian)
- Old Believers in Estonia (Estonian, Russian and English)
