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Eoste Ristimägi

German: Ewst

Eoste Ristimägi, 'Cross Hill', is a low oval knoll covered in pines above a bend of the Ahja river, surrounded by floodplain meadow inside the Eoste nature area. It is an ancient burial ground and a protected archaeological monument, and it is also counted among the natural sacred places of old Põlva parish. Local tradition holds that an offering stone once stood on the hill. Visitors today will often find coloured yarns that followers of the native Estonian faith have tied to one of the pines on the knoll.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Eoste Ristimägi on madal ovaalne männikuga kaetud küngas Ahja jõe käänaku kohal Eoste hoiualal, mida ümbritseb lamminiit. See on muistne kalmistu ja kaitsealune arheoloogiamälestis ning ühtlasi Põlva kihelkonna looduslik pühapaik. Kohaliku pärimuse järgi seisnud mäel kunagi ohvrikivi. Tänapäeval võib künka männil sageli näha värvilisi lõngu, mida maausulised on sinna sõlminud.

Map of the area around Eoste Ristimägi
58.10834° N, 27.08206° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eoste_Ristim%C3%A4gi ↗

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