Krakolye
Place in Leningrad Oblast, Russia
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Krakolye (Russian: Кракóлье; Votic: Jõgõperä; Finnish: Joenperä; Ingrian: Joenperä) was a rural locality (a village) in Ust-Luzhsky Selsoviet of Kingiseppsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located just south of Ust-Luga and about 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) southwest of the Ust-Luga Harbour. It is now a part of the settlement of Ust-Luga.[1] Population: 110 (2007 est.).[2]
Krakolye
Краколье Jõgõperä (Votic) | |
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Village (abolished) | |
Map. 1860 year | |
 Interactive map of Krakolye | |
  Krakolye Location of Krakolye  Krakolye Krakolye (Leningrad Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 59°39′N 28°17′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Leningrad Oblast |
| Administrative district | Kingiseppsky District |
| SelsovietSelsoviet | Ust-Luzhsky Selsoviet |
| First mentioned | 1654 |
| Abolished | October 24, 2008[1] |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population | |
| 110 ) | |
History
Krakolye was first mentioned in Joan Blaeu's Livonian Atlas in 1654 as Kargalse.[3] It was one of the two villages where the Votic language was still spoken; the other was Luzhitsy in the Leningrad Oblast.
The village was merged into Ust-Luga effective October 24, 2008.[1]
Notable people
Votic teacher and linguist Dmitri Tsvetkov (1890–1930) was born in Krakolye.