Mustvee | |
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 Aerial view of Mustvee | |
  Mustvee Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 58°50′56″N 26°56′37″E / 58.84889°N 26.94361°E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Jõgeva County |
| Municipality | Mustvee Parish |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.45 km2 (2.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 1,159 |
| • Rank | 41st |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Mustvee is a town in Estonia. It lies on the west coast of Lake Peipus, and is administratively part of the Mustvee Parish in Jõgeva County. Ethnic Estonians and Russians both make up around half of its current population of approximately 1,600.
The name of Mustvee was first recorded in 1343, at the time when the region was part of the State of the Teutonic Order. The beginning of continuous ethnic Russian settlement in what is now Estonia dates back to the late 17th century when several thousand Eastern Orthodox Old Believers, escaping religious persecution in Russia (after the Tsardom of Muscovy had declared them outlaws in 1658) settled in Mustvee and other safe haven areas then ruled by Kingdom of Sweden on the west coast of Lake Peipus.
Mustvee has held fairs for the past two centuries. Due to its position at the broadest part of the lake, this traditional fishing town is increasingly popular as a tourist centre. The new Harbour of Mustvee was opened on 18 December 2014.