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There are four churches in Izborsk. Two of them are still in use as
churches, the other two bleong to the Izborsk State Museum.
The Mõla church is located in the Village of Mõla. Mõla church was established about 600 years
ago. The present stone church is 500 years old. From under the church flows out a creek that is said
to have magic power. Around the church is a cemetery. In the near vicinity you will find the
campanile and ruins of the monastery established by Saint Onulfri. The monastery was destroyed in
1581 during the military campaign of Stefan Batory, the King of Poland. A little aside from the
church is Lake Mõla the water of which is very clear and deep.
Sigova Seto Farm Museum, the subsidiary of the Izborsk Museum is located in the village of
Radaja, Pechory district, in a pristine farmstead that once belonged to the Külaots family. The
display provides an insight to the life-style of a Seto family of the early 20th century. Many of the
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