Roostoja
Coordinates: 59 ° 4 ′ N , 27 ° 9 ′ E
Roostoja is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the rural municipality of Alutaguse ( Tudulinna until 2017 ). It is located in Ida-Viru County ( East Wierland ) in northeast Estonia .
Description and history
The village has 31 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011).
It is located on the small stream of the same name, the Roostoja oja . Its name comes from the reddish (because it contains iron) bog water that comes from the nearby marshland.
A memorial stone in the village commemorates the residents of Roostoja, who died as a result of Stalinism between 1941 and 1956.
Web links
- Description and history (Estonian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Haldusjaotus ( Memento from December 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://eestielu.delfi.ee/eesti/ida-virumaa/iisaku/kultuur/roostoja-kula-lugu.d?id=58112574