Piirissaare Parish
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Piirissaare Parish Piirissaare vald |
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| Municipality of Estonia | |||
Piirissaare beach
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 Piirissaare Parish within Tartu County. |
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| Country |
 Estonia
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| County |
 Tartu County
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| 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 vallavolikogu | |
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 7 |
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Political groups
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VK (3) K (4) |
| Elections | |
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Last election
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October 2013 |
| Meeting place | |
| Piirissaare vallavalitsus, Tooni küla | |
Piirissaare Parish is the smallest (by population) rural municipality in Tartu County, Estonia, consisting of the Piirissaar island in Lake Peipus. 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.
The parliament of Piirissaar (Piirissaare vallavolikogu) has 7 members. Three of them are belonging to Valimisliit Kodupaik (VK) and four members are from Estonian second largest party Estonian Center Party (KE).
There are 3 villages on Piirissaar: Piiri, Saare and Tooni.
Coordinates: 58°22′23″N 27°31′24″E / 58.37306°N 27.52333°E
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