Piirissaare Parish

Piirissaare Parish Piirissaare vald
Former municipality of Estonia
Piirissaare beach
Flag Coat of arms
Piirissaare Parish within Tartu County.
Coordinates: 58°22′23″N27°31′24″E / 58.37306°N 27.52333°E / 58.37306; 27.52333
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)

Vallavolikogu

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
Seats	7
Political groups	VK (3)   K (4)
Elections
Last election	October 2013
Meeting place
Piirissaare vallavalitsus, Tooni

Settlements

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

References

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

External links

• Official website (in Estonian)
• Unofficial website (in Estonian and Russian)
• 360-Degree Airiel Panorama of Piirissaar from Helicopter