Võmmorski | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | Estonia |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Estonia |
Coordinates: | 57.8303°N 27.5372°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Estonia |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Võru County |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Setomaa Parish |
Population Total: | 43 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Võmmorski is a village in Setomaa Parish, Võru County, in southeastern Estonia, on the border with Russia.[1] The Piusa River borders the village in the north, Russian border in the east. As of 2000, Võmmorski had a population of 43.[2]
Võmmorski old tsässon, a small Seto chapel is located in the village.
The Piusa cordon of Estonian Border Guard is located in Võmmorski.[2]
On 4 May 2011 a shooting incident between police officers and local landowner took place just behind the river on the territory of Piusa village. As a result the landowner and a police officer died and two were wounded.[3] [4]