Memorial or cemetery · 1500
Obinitsa Cemetery
Obinitsa cemetery in Setomaa has been in use for about 1,500 years; its oldest part is the Sakalovapalo burial mound. Here lies Hilana Taarka (1856–1933), the celebrated Seto 'mother of song'. Next to it stands a church built in defiance of the Soviet state: when the Obinitsa church-school was taken from the congregation in 1950, the priest Vilemon Talomees began building a new church, first alone and then with his parishioners and farmers' donated materials. It was consecrated on 15 June 1952. At Easter thousands gather here to remember their dead with a meal at the graves.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Setomaal asuv Obinitsa kalmistu on olnud kasutusel umbes 1500 aastat; vanim osa on Sakalovapalo kääbas. Siia on maetud kuulus seto lauluema Hilana Taarka (1856–1933). Kalmistu kõrval seisab kirik, mis ehitati nõukogude võimule vaatamata: kui Obinitsa kirik-kool 1950. aastal kogudusele keelati, hakkas preester Vilemon Talomees uut kirikut ehitama, algul üksi, siis koos koguduse ja talunike annetatud materjaliga. See pühitseti 15. juunil 1952. Lihavõtte ajal koguneb siia tuhandeid inimesi, et esivanemaid haudadel söögiga mälestada.