Piirissaare Parish
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Piirissaare Parish
Piirissaare vald | |
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 Piirissaare beach | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Piirissaare Parish within Tartu County. | |
| Coordinates: 58°22′23″N 27°31′24″E / 58.37306°N 27.52333°E | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Tartu County |
| Administrative centre | Tooni |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jelena Umbleja (non-party) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi) |
| Population (01.01.2010) | |
• Total | 73 |
| Website | piirissaare.ee |
Piirissaare Parish was the smallest (by population) rural municipality in Tartu County, Estonia, consisting of the Piirissaar island in Lake Peipus.[1] The island is known for its beautiful nature. There are many rare species such as the common spadefoot toad, green toad, little gull, black tern, white-tailed eagle, European bullhead, Petasites spurius and muskrat. It is the most important wildlife preserve for amphibians in Estonia.
Government (vallavalitsus) and Parliament (vallavolikogu)
[edit]Vallavolikogu
[edit]The parliament of Piirissaar (Piirissaare vallavolikogu) had 7 members. Three of them are belonging to Valimisliit Kodupaik (VK) and four members are from Estonian second largest party Estonian Center Party (KE).
Piirissaare vallavolikogu | |
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 7 |
Political groups | VK (3) K (4) |
| Elections | |
Last election | October 2013 |
| Meeting place | |
| Piirissaare vallavalitsus, Tooni | |
Settlements
[edit]There are 3 villages on Piirissaar: Piiri, Saare and Tooni.
References
[edit]- ^ "X-GIS(4) Portal". xgis.maaamet.ee. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Estonian)
- Unofficial website (in Estonian and Russian)
- 360-Degree Airiel Panorama of Piirissaar from Helicopter
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