Laiusevälja is a village in Jõgeva Parish

Jõgeva Parish

Jõgeva Parish is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Jõgeva County. It has a population of 5340 and an area of 458 km² .- Villages :...

, Jõgeva County

Jõgeva County

Jõgeva County , or Jõgevamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders Ida-Viru County to the north-east, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south, Viljandi County to the south-west, Järva County to the north-west and Lääne-Viru County to...

, 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...

. It's located about 10 km northeast of the town of Jõgeva

Jõgeva

Jõgeva is a small town in Estonia with a population of around 6000 people. It is the administrative centre of Jõgeva County.It is known as the coldest place in Estonia with the lowest temperature of...

, just beside Laiuse

Laiuse

Laiuse is a small borough in Estonia. It is located in Jõgeva County and is a part of Jõgeva Parish. is one of the oldest in Estonia, being established in 1822. Laiuse is the location of the medieval Laiuse church. The church was first mentioned in 1319...

 small borough, on the Jõgeva–Mustvee

Mustvee

Mustvee is a town and municipality in Estonia. It lies on the shore of Lake Peipus in Jõgeva County. Its population of 1,600 is approximately half Estonian and half Russian. The name of Mustvee was first recorded in 1343 at the time of reign of Livonian order. It became a haven for Russian Old...

 road (nr. 36). Laiusevälja has a population of 119 (as of 1 January 2011).

Laiusevälja is the site of Laiuse Castle

Laiuse Castle

Laiuse Castle was a Livonian Order castle in Laiusevälja, Jõgeva County, Jõgeva Parish, Estonia. The castle is now in ruins....

 ruins, a former Livonian Order

Livonian Order

The Livonian Order was an autonomous Livonian branch of the Teutonic Order and a member of the Livonian Confederation from 1435–1561. After being defeated by Samogitians in the 1236 Battle of Schaulen , the remnants of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword were incorporated into the Teutonic Knights...

 castle built in the end of 14th century. There are also ruins of a wooden Orthodox church (Laiuse Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God; ) built in 1864. Important Estonian diplomat and politician Jaan Poska

Jaan Poska

Jaan Poska VR III/1 was an Estonian barrister and politician....

 (1866–1920) was born in the house of local sacristan next to the church. Estonian military commander Nikolai Helk

Nikolai Helk

Nikolai Helk was an Estonian Major General Judge Advocate and President of the Supreme Military Tribunal between 1935 to 1940. He was executed by the Soviet occupation forces on May 14th, 1941....

(1886–1941) was later born in the same house.

Orthodox cemetery was established already in 1861.