Miikse (also known as Meeksi, Miiksi, Megusitsa) is a village in Setomaa Parish, Võru County, southeastern Estonia.[2] It has a population of 52 (as of 1 January 2009).[1]

Miikse
Miikse Church
Miikse Church
Miikse is located in Estonia
Miikse
Miikse
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 57°42′39″N 27°23′40″E / 57.71083°N 27.39444°E / 57.71083; 27.39444
Country Estonia
County Võru County
MunicipalitySetomaa Parish
Population
 (01.01.2009[1])
 • Total52

Meeksi Saint John the Baptist church was built in 1953. In that time Estonia was under Joseph Stalin's rule. The local people finished the work by building at nights.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Meremäe valla arengukava 2007–2013" (PDF). Meremäe vald. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  2. ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link] (retrieved 28 July 2021)