Kivinõmme
Coordinates: 59 ° 10 ' N , 27 ° 35' E
Kivinõmme is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the rural municipality of Alutaguse (until 2017 Illuka ). It is located in Ida-Viru County ( East Wierland ) in northeast Estonia .
description
The village has 16 inhabitants (as of 2011). The forest administration of the area is located in the village. The Kivinõmme Protected Landscape Area ( Kivinõmme maastikukaitseala ) is located near the village .
Kalevipoeg
Kivinõmme is closely associated with the Estonian legendary hero Kalevipoeg . Both legs cut off with his own sword, Kalevipoeg is said to have collapsed on his knees in pursuit of the enemies in Kivinõmme and was killed. His grave is said to be under a hill in Kivinõmme Forest. In fact, archaeologists have established a cave dating from the Middle Iron Age .
A memorial stone in the mixed forest marks the spot. The vernacular claims that there is also a large treasure of gold buried there.
The hero's legs, however, are buried under an oak tree in the garden of the Kuremäe monastery six kilometers away . Others claim that Kalevipoeg's grave is under the Toompea in the Estonian capital Tallinn .
Web links
- Description (Estonian)
- Kalevipoeg's grave (Estonian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tutvustus ( Memento of 21 August 2012 at the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://miksike.ee/docs/lisa/5klass/4kalevip/kphaud.htm