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Ruusmäe

Ruusmäe is a village in Rõuge Parish, Võru County, in southeastern Estonia. From 1991 to 2017 (until the administrative reform of Estonian municipalities) it was in Haanja Parish. The former name of the settlement was Rogosi, which came from the name Rogoziński. In 1939, during the Estonianization campaign, it was renamed Ruusmäe.

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Ruusmäe is a village in Rõuge Parish, Võru County, in southeastern Estonia. From 1991 to 2017 (until the administrative reform of Estonian municipalities) it was in Haanja Parish. The former name of the settlement was Rogosi, which came from the name Rogoziński. In 1939, during the Estonianization campaign, it was renamed Ruusmäe.

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  1. date of foundation: 1600 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1600". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376610082

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