Krakolye

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Krakolye
Краколье
Village
(abolished)
Map. 1860 year
Map. 1860 year
Location of Krakolye
Krakolye is located in Russia
Krakolye
Krakolye
Location of Krakolye
Coordinates: 59°39′N 28°17′E / 59.650°N 28.283°E / 59.650; 28.283Coordinates: 59°39′N 28°17′E / 59.650°N 28.283°E / 59.650; 28.283
CountryRussia
Federal subjectLeningrad Oblast
Administrative districtKingiseppsky District
Selsoviet
First mentioned1654
AbolishedOctober 24, 2008[1]
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2007)[2]
110
A church in Krakolye in 1943

Krakolye (Russian: Кракóлье; Votic: Jõgõperä; Finnish: Joenperä; Ingrian: Joemperä) was a rural locality (a village) in of Kingiseppsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located just south of Ust-Luga and about 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) southwest of the Ust-Luga Harbour. It is now a part of the settlement of Ust-Luga.[1] Population: 110 (2007 est.).[2]

History[]

Krakolye was first mentioned in the Joan Blaeu's Livonian Atlas in 1654 as Kargalse.[3] It was one of the two villages where the Votic language was still spoken; the other was Luzhitsy in the Leningrad Oblast.

The village was merged into Ust-Luga effective October 24, 2008.[1]

Notable people[]

Votic teacher and linguist Dmitri Tsvetkov (1890–1930) was born in Krakolye.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Законодательное Собрание Ленинградской области. Областной закон №98-оз от 13 октября 2008 г. «Об объединении посёлка Усть-Луга, деревни Краколье и посёлка при железнодорожной станции Усть-Луга Кингисеппского муниципального района Ленинградской области». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вести", №203, 24 октября 2008 г. (Legislative Assembly of Leningrad Oblast. Oblast Law #98-oz of October 13, 2008 On the Merger of the Settlement of Ust-Luga, the Village of Krakolye, and the Settlement at the Railway Station of Ust-Luga in Kingiseppsky Municipal District of Leningrad Oblst. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
  2. ^ a b "Административно-территориальное деление Ленинградской области". — СПб., 2007, с. 97.
  3. ^ Карта Ливонии из большого атласа Блау. 1654 г.

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