Municipality Orava Parish | County Põlva County | |
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Piusa is a village in Orava Parish, Põlva County, in southeastern Estonia. It is located on the left bank of Piusa River, near the border of Russia.
Map of Piusa, 64122 P%C3%B5lva County, Estonia
Piusa is famous for its sand caves along the river.
Sand quarries for glass production are active in Piusa since 1922.
Piusa has a station on the railway line that formerly linked Valga and Pechory. Currently there are up to two services a day from Piusa to Koidula railway station on the border with Russia, with one service in each direction having a connection to / from Tartu.
On 4 May 2011 a shooting incident between police officers and local landowner took place on the territory of Piusa village, close to Võmmorski. As a result, the landowner and a police officer died and two were wounded.
References
Piusa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA