Setomaa
The extreme south-eastern corner of Estonia - this is the location of SETOMAA, a peculiar
historical and ethnical province in Estonia. Setomaa is bounded in the north-east by Lake Pihkva, in
the east and south-east by Russia, in the south by Latvia and in the west by Võru County. The
greatest extent from north to south is 65 km and from east to west 40 km. Today Setomaa is divided
between three administrative units: Võru and Põlva counties of Estonia and Pechorsky district of
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.
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