Misso: Lake Trails, Protected Areas and Cultural History

Misso is part of the Seto Külävüü travel route. The present-day Misso Church, consecrated on 3 September 1939, is one of the area's cultural points of reference. Another way to discover local features is Andri-Peedo: guided farm tours with tastings are offered there by prior arrangement. If you would like to add another destination to your selection, this link will take you to Põnni.

The Hino Landscape Conservation Area is located in the Misso Depression. The area protects Hino järv, the surrounding landscape, as well as protected species and their habitats and growing sites.

Misso's cultural history can be traced through several dates. A singing choir already existed in the village in 1882. The mixed choir was revived in 1921; a local theatre group also began its activities in 1921.

Another cultural venue was established on the shore of Pulli järv. An open-air stage was completed there in 1964 and has been in continuous use ever since.

A memorial stone stands at the former site of the Misso School. It bears the year 1753 as the year of the school's first mention. The site thus explicitly refers to an earlier use and should be understood as a historical trace, not as a description of a present-day school.

The history of the first performance venue is also connected with an earlier use. The first performance venue in Misso was a former granary that was converted into a dairy in 1926. This conversion makes it clear that local cultural history was also shaped by buildings whose original function was different. Together with the former school site and the open-air stage, this creates a sequence of various cultural venues spanning a considerable period.

What can be seen on the Kisejärve hiking trail?

The Kisejärve hiking trail offers a 6-kilometre hike through a lake-rich landscape and provides information about its formation. It passes Luikjärv and continues to Pahijärv, which is known for rare algae. The trail is located in the Kisejärve Landscape Conservation Area. It therefore combines a specified trail length, several bodies of water and information about the formation of the landscape with a protected area.

Where does the Pullijärve hiking trail start, and when can it be wet?

Pullijärv is located immediately next to Misso and offers a hiking trail around the lake. The Pullijärve hiking trail starts and ends at the RMK Pullijärv rental accommodation on the northern shore of the lake. The trail can be very wet in spring and autumn.

Which historical cultural points are associated with Misso Church and the memorial?

The organ of Misso Church was built by the Kriisa brothers in 1886. The memorial to those who fell in the Estonian War of Independence was unveiled on 26 May 1935 and reopened in reconstructed form on 27 August 1989. It consists of a 2.5-metre-high granite column on a rubble-stone base. Six granite plaques bearing the names of the fallen stand in front of the memorial.

For the higher-level travel overview: Misso.