Laiusevälja Explained

Laiusevälja
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Estonia
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Estonia
Coordinates:58.8097°N 26.5342°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Jõgeva County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Jõgeva Parish
Population Total:119
Population As Of:01.01.2011

Laiusevälja (Estonian for Laiuse Field) is a village in Jõgeva Parish, Jõgeva County, Estonia.[1] It is located about 10 km northeast of the town of Jõgeva, adjacent to Laiuse small borough, on the Jõgeva–Mustvee road (nr. 36). Laiusevälja has a population of 119 (as of 1 January 2011).[2]

Laiusevälja is the site of Laiuse Castle ruins, a former Livonian Order castle built in the end of 14th century. There are also ruins of a wooden Eastern Orthodox church (Laiuse Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God; Estonian: Laiuse Jumalaema Sündimise kirik) built in 1864. Important Estonian diplomat and politician Jaan Poska (1866–1920) was born in the house of local sacristan next to the church. Estonian military commander Nikolai Helk (1886–1941) was later born in the same house.

Orthodox cemetery was established already in 1861.

Notes and References

  1. (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  2. Web site: Elanike arv ja jaotus külade ja aastate lõikes. Jõgeva vald. 23 September 2011. Estonian. https://web.archive.org/web/20120402213930/https://jogevavv.kovtp.ee/et/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=2b81b720-e39b-4883-bbe5-977a14a60e10&groupId=245038. 2 April 2012. dead.