Jaama, Ida-Viru County

59.03888927.71Koordinaten: 59 ° 2 ' N, 27 ° 43' O

Jaama is a village (Estonian küla ) in the rural community Illuka ( Illuka vald ). It is located in Ida -Viru county (East Wierland ) in northeastern Estonia.

Description and History

Jaama located thirty miles from the town of Jõhvi. The village has 65 inhabitants ( 2011).

It was first documented in 1583. At that time the village was called Vihtse or Vihtitsa. He is wotischen origin. Later, the place was called jama. 1782 there lived 239 people.

Orthodox Church

The consecrated to St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church of Jaama (Russian Нарвский Воскресенский кафедральный собор ) was consecrated on August 13, 1904. Your architect was Vladimir Lunski. During the Second World War, the church was destroyed. Until its reconstruction in 1991, the services were held in a chapel on the grounds of the local cemetery.

The church is subordinate today the Estonian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate ( Moskva Patriarhaadi Eesti Kirik Õigeusu ).

Asylum reception center

Jaama is close to the Russian-Estonian border. In the village there is the Estonian reception center for asylum seekers. It was inaugurated in May 2000 and is subordinated to the Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs. The reception center has a maximum capacity of 35 refugees and asylum seekers.