Archive documentary · 1938
The ruins of Vastseliina castle, 1938
Vastseliina linnuse varemed, 1938
Vastseliina castle was founded in 1342 on a high bank above the Piusa and Meeksi valleys, facing the Russian border. Its castle chapel drew pilgrims after a cross was said to have appeared there. This 1938 newsreel gives the ruins just under a minute of quiet views. The rest of the reel is very different: Christmas at a Tallinn children's day centre, border guards training their dogs, and old musicians playing bagpipes, kannel, jaw harp and mouth harmonica. A pilgrims' house now stands beside the ruins.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Vastseliina linnus rajati 1342. aastal kõrgele kaldale Piusa ja Meeksi oru kohale Vene piiri vastu. Linnuse kabel meelitas palverändureid pärast seda, kui seal olevat ilmunud rist. Selles 1938. aasta kroonikas on varemetele antud veidi alla minuti vaikseid vaateid. Ülejäänud lint on hoopis teistsugune: jõulud Tallinna laste päevakodus, piirivalvurid koeri dresseerimas ning vanad pillimehed torupilli, kandle, parmupilli ja põskpilliga. Varemete kõrval seisab nüüd palverännumaja.