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Piirissaare Parish

Coordinates: 58°22′23″N 27°31′24″E / 58.37306°N 27.52333°E / 58.37306; 27.52333
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Piirissaare Parish
Piirissaare vald
Piirissaare beach
Piirissaare beach
Flag of Piirissaare Parish
Coat of arms of Piirissaare Parish
Piirissaare Parish within Tartu County.
Piirissaare Parish within Tartu County.
Coordinates: 58°22′23″N 27°31′24″E / 58.37306°N 27.52333°E / 58.37306; 27.52333
Country Estonia
County Tartu County
Administrative centreTooni
Government
 • MayorJelena Umbleja (non-party)
Area
 • Total7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi)
Population
 (01.01.2010)
 • Total73
Websitepiirissaare.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)

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Vallavolikogu

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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
Structure
Seats7
Political groups
  VK (3)
  K (4)
Elections
Last election
October 2013
Meeting place
Piirissaare vallavalitsus, Tooni

Settlements

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

References

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  1. ^ "X-GIS(4) Portal". xgis.maaamet.ee. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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