Krakolye

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)
Village (abolished)
Map. 1860 year
Location of Krakolye
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Coordinates: 59°39′N 28°17′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Leningrad Oblast
Administrative district	Kingiseppsky District
Selsoviet	Ust-Luzhsky Selsoviet
First mentioned	1654
Abolished	October 24, 2008[1]
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Population
• Estimate  (2007)[2]	110

A church in Krakolye in 1943

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.