59.378864, 27.040449
GPS: 59° 22' 44" N, 27° 2' 26" E
Though already the Danish Census Book from a century earlier mentions a priest
owning farmland in Lüganuse the church its self appears to the historical records in
1373. A legend says the church went untouched in the Nordic War for someone had put
a note in Russian on the door: “This house, dedicated to Christ, will be left righteously
unharmed by any Christian.”
A legend says local peasants received a miraculous relevation on this hill and later on found an Orthodox icon most holy under the oak-tree here, a sacrificial one itself. All of this happened in the 16th century.
To honor those events a chapel was e...
Location: Kohtla-Nõmme alev, Jaama tänav 100, Toila vald, Ida-Virumaa, 30503
An underground museum has been opened in the former Kohtla mines.
Join an excursion with a guide to see how oil shale is mined and the machinery and technology that is used to do so.
Take a ride on an underground train and try your hand at...
Location: Peterburi mnt 2, Narva linn, Ida-Virumaa, 20308
The Narva Castle is one of the main attractions of the city. In the seventh decade of the 13th century, the Danes established a castle as a residence for the Danish King’s vice-Regent. The Narva Castle is the most diverse and best preserved defence stru...
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