Piirissaare Parish Explained

Piirissaare Parish
Native Name:Piirissaare vald
Settlement Type:Former municipality of Estonia
Flag Size:85px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1: Tartu County
Seat Type:Administrative centre
Seat:Tooni
Leader Party:non-party
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jelena Umbleja
Area Total Km2:7.8
Population Total:73
Population As Of:01.01.2010
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
Leader1 Type:Vallavolikogu esimees (speaker)
Party1:Valimisliit Kodupaik (VK)
Members:7
Political Groups1: VK (3)
K (4)
Last Election1:October 2013
Meeting Place:Piirissaare vallavalitsus, Tooni

Settlements

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: X-GIS(4) Portal . xgis.maaamet.ee . 2 February 2022.