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Piirissaare Parish

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Country
  
Estonia

Administrative centre
  
Tooni

Area
  
7.8 km²

Local time
  
Friday 9:51 PM

County
  
Tartu County

Website
  
piirissaare.ee

Population
  
73 (1 Jan 2010)

Piirissaare Parish

Weather
  
-2°C, Wind N at 3 km/h, 93% Humidity

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 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.

Contents

Map of Piirissaare Parish, Tartu County, Estonia

Vallavolikogu

The parliament of Piirissaar (Piirissaare vallavolikogu) has 7 members. Three of them are belonging to Valimisliit Kodupaik (VK) and four members are from Estonian second largest party Estonian Center Party (KE).

Settlements

There are 3 villages on Piirissaar: Piiri, Saare and Tooni.

References

Piirissaare Parish Wikipedia