Samarina, Estonia Explained

Official Name:Samarina
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Estonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Võru County
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name2:Setomaa Parish
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

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

Samarina and its neighbouring villages (Kundruse, Litvina, Pattina, Perdaku, Saabolda, Saatse, Sesniki and Ulitina) are notable as part of Estonia that although not an enclave, before 2008, it 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 15km–20kmkm (09miles–10mileskm) detour if going from Värska.

Notes and References

  1. (retrieved 28 July 2021)