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Vastseliina

Coordinates: 57°43′47″N 27°17′37″E / 57.72972°N 27.29361°E / 57.72972; 27.29361
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Vastseliina
Vahtsõliina (in Võro)
Vastseliina central square with the monument
Vastseliina central square with the monument
Vastseliina is located in Estonia
Vastseliina
Vastseliina
Coordinates: 57°43′47″N 27°17′37″E / 57.72972°N 27.29361°E / 57.72972; 27.29361
CountryEstonia
CountyVõru County
ParishVõru Parish
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)

Vastseliina (Võro: Vahtsõliina; German: Neuhausen) is a small borough (alevik) in Võru Parish, Võru County in southeastern Estonia.[1] Vastseliina was the center of Vastseliina raion from 1950 to 1959. Vastseliina is the birthplace of wrestler and 1924 Olympic Gold Medalist Eduard Pütsep and writer and lawyer Uido Truija.

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  1. ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-07-09.