Setomaa
Russia. On the territory of Estonia, Setomaa comprises four municipalities: Misso, Meremäe,
Värska and Mikitamäe municipalities.
According to the latest archaeological finds the area of Setomaa has been inhabited for as long as 8
400 years.The ancestors of the people speaking the Võro-Seto dialect belonged to the Balto-Finnic
eastern tribes. In old chronicles they have been mentioned probably under the name of the Chudes.
Seto people are their lineal descendants.
In 1920, the Treaty of Tartu between the Republic of Estonia and the Russian Federation was
concluded. According to the Treaty, Setomaa was linked with Estonia. The folk have divided
Setomaa into twelve parts, or communities (nulk). Names for the communities have been derived
either from the central village or settlement: e.g. Irboska nulk or from the peculiarity of location.
Names were also based on other features: e.g
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