Piirissaare Parish was the smallest (by population) rural municipality in Tartu County,

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, consisting of the Piirissaar island in Lake Peipus. The island is known for its beautiful nature. There are many rare species such as the

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toad, green toad, little gull, black tern,

white-tailed eagle The white-tailed eagle (''Haliaeetus albicilla'') is a very large species of sea eagle widely distributed across temperate Palearctic, Eurasia. Like all eagles, it is a member of the family Accipitridae (or accipitrids) which includes other diur ...

, European bullhead, ''

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'' and

muskrat The muskrat (''Ondatra zibethicus'') is a medium-sized semiaquatic rodent native to North America and an introduced species in parts of Europe, Asia, and South America. The muskrat is found in wetlands over a wide range of climates and habitat ...

. 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).

Settlements

There are 3 villages on Piirissaar: Piiri, Tartu County, Piiri, Saare, Piirissaare Parish, Saare and Tooni.

References

External links

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Unofficial website

360-Degree Airiel Panorama of Piirissaar from Helicopter
Populated places in Tartu County Former municipalities of Estonia {{Tartu-geo-stub