Kolodavitsa
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Kolodavitsa is a village in Värska Parish
Värska Parish
Värska Parish is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Põlva County. It has a population of 1,344 and an area of 187.82 km².-Settlements:Small borough:VärskaVillages:...

, Põlva County
Põlva County
Põlva County , or Põlvamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in south-eastern part of the country and borders Tartu, Valga and Võru counties. The county also shares a common border with Russia...

, in southeastern Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

, on the border with Russia. Tartu
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...

Pechory
Pechory
Pechory : Petseri; ) is a town and the administrative center of Pechorsky District of Pskov Oblast, Russia. Population: The population includes a few hundred ethnic Estonians.The town is famous for the Russian Orthodox Pskovo-Pechersky Monastery....

 and Valga–Pechory railways pass Kolodavitsa and cross the border in nearby Koidula
Koidula, Põlva County
Koidula is a village in Värska Parish, Põlva County, in southeastern Estonia, on the border with Russia. It's located few kilometeres northwest of Russian town Pechory. Koidula is the border crossing point of Karisilla–Pechory road , Tartu–Pechory and Valga–Pechory railways. Currently only...

 village. Currently there's only freight traffic on Tartu–Pechory. Kolodavitsa has a station named "Veski" on the Valga–Pechory line, but it's inactive since 2001. At the moment new Koidula railway station is being built in the neighbouring Matsuri
Matsuri, Estonia
Matsuri is a village in Värska Parish, Põlva County, in southeastern Estonia, on the border with Russia. Tartu–Pechory, Valga–Pechory railways and Karisilla–Pechory road all pass Matsuri and cross the border in neighbouring Koidula...

village, this enables the traffic between Tartu–Pechory and Valga–Pechory lines without crossing the Russian border.

Kolodavitsa has a population of 34 (as of 1 January 2011).
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