Ulaskova

Ulaskova (also known as Ulaskuva, Uusküla, Uussalu) is a village in Setomaa Parish, Võru County in Estonia.

Key facts

Settlement.native_name: Ulaskova
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Ulaskova tsässon 2013 sügis.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Ulaskova Chapel in 2013
Settlement.pushpin_map: Estonia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: County
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Võru County
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Parish
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Setomaa Parish
Settlement.established_title: First mention
Settlement.established_date: 1585

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Ulaskova (also known as Ulaskuva, Uusküla, Uussalu) is a village in Setomaa Parish, Võru County in Estonia.

== History == Written sources from 1585 first mention the city with a previous name, Vlazova. In 1790, it was mentioned as Vlaskova shmyakina; in 1866 as Vlaskova; and in 1882 as Ulaskova, its modern name. On topographical military maps of Russian Empire, which included Livonia (now Estonia), the village is listed as Vlaskova.