Beresje

thumb|Beresje Orthodox graveyard Beresje is a village in Setomaa Parish, Võru County in southeastern Estonia.

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Settlement.official_name: Beresje
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: County
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Võru County
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Parish
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Setomaa Parish
Settlement.timezone: EET
Settlement.utc_offset: +2
Settlement.timezone_DST: EEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +3

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Population: 30
Area: 5.94

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thumb|Beresje Orthodox graveyard Beresje is a village in Setomaa Parish, Võru County in southeastern Estonia.

The village of Beresje represents a typical fishermen village, where all the houses are built in rows parallel to the shore of the Lake Pihkva. The village was first mentioned in 1582 and it belonged to Poloda area. The main activity was fishing (mainly sparling) and fish processing. The name is believed to be derived from the Russian word berjoza ('birch').