Litvina

Litvina
Village
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Country Estonia
CountyVõru County
ParishSetomaa Parish
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Litvina is a village in Setomaa Parish, Võru County in southeastern Estonia.[1]

Litvina and its neighbouring villages (Kundruse, Pattina, Perdaku, Saabolda, Saatse, Samarina, Sesniki and Ulitina) are notable as part of Estonia that although not an enclave, before 2008 wasn't reachable by road without passing through Russian territory for several hundred metres, through an area known as the Saatse Boot. In 2008 a new MatsuriSesniki road was opened, making it possible to reach the area without necessarily passing through the Saatse Boot. This is however a 15–20 km detour if going from Värska.

Litvina was the birthplace of Estonian actor Arvo Kukumägi (1958–2017).[2]

57°52′40″N 27°47′35″E / 57.87778°N 27.79306°E / 57.87778; 27.79306

  1. ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  2. ^ "Estonian film, theater actor Arvo Kukumägi dies at 58". ERR. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2021.