Russian Orthodox chuch on the shore of Lake Peipus in the village of Varnja

• Main Author: Smurr, Robert
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Orthodox churches; Lakes and ponds; Peipus; Lake (Estonia and Russia); Frozen Strait; Narva; Ozero
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/eurasia/id/6621

The Russian orthodox church was built in 1855. Lake Peipus in Estonian (Chudskoye Ozero in Russian) occupies an area of 3,600 square km, dividing Estonia from the Pskov Region of Russia. Its southern section is known as Lake Pskov. Lake Peipus, which is navigable, empties through the Narva River int...