Piirissaare Parish
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| Piirissaare Parish Piirissaare vald |
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| — Municipality of Estonia — | |||
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| Country |  Estonia |
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| County |  Tartu County |
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| Administrative centre | Tooni | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Siim Avi (non-party) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi) | ||
| Population (01.01.2010) | |||
| • Total | 73 | ||
| Website | piirissaare.ee | ||
Piirissaare Parish is the smallest (by population) rural municipality in Tartu County, Estonia, consisting of the Piirissaar island in Lake Peipus. The island is known as its beautiful nature. There is many rare organisms such as Common Spadefoot, Green Toad, Little Gull, Black Tern, White-tailed Eagle, European bullhead, Petasites spurius and Muskrat. It´s the most important wildlife preserve to amphibians in Estonia.
[edit] Settlements
There are 3 villages on Piirissaar: Piiri, Saare and Tooni.
[edit] External links
- Official website (Estonian)
- Unofficial website (Estonian) (Russian)
Coordinates: 58°22′23″N 27°31′24″E / 58.37306°N 27.52333°E
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