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Võmmorski
Võmmorski is a village in Setomaa Parish, Võru County, in southeastern Estonia, on the border with Russia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) The Piusa River borders the village in the north, Russian border in the east. As of 2000, Võmmorski had a population of 43. Võmmorski old tsässon, a small Seto chapel is located in the village. The Piusa cordon of Estonian Border Guard is located in Võmmorski. On 4 May 2011 a shooting incident between police officers and local landowner took place just behind the river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ... on the territory of Piusa village. As a result the landowner and a police officer died and two were wounded. References Villages in Võru County {{Võru-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Võmmorski Old Tsässon
Võmmorski old tsässon is a small Seto chapel in Võmmorski village, Setomaa Parish, Võru County in southeastern Estonia. Tsässon was built about 1911 and was dedicated for Whitsunday, also known as Pentecost Pentecost (also called Whit Sunday, Whitsunday or Whitsun) is a Christianity, Christian holiday which takes place on the 49th day (50th day when inclusive counting is used) after Easter Day, Easter. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spiri .... It is situated in the middle of Võmmorski, on a crossroad south from the Piusa River.''Setomaa tsässonad''. Edited by Tapio Mäkeläinen and Ahto Raudoja. Setu Kultuuri Fond, 2011. General information General information In 2010, the building was disassembled for renovation and put under a cover. According to a dendrochronological research, probable time of building is around 1911 (Läänelaid et al. 2005), but deriving from the photos of 1926, it can be said that the shingle-roof is definitely older than 15 years. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Setomaa Parish
Setomaa Parish () is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Võru County. It has a population of 2,849 (as of 1 January 2022) and an area of 463.1 km2. Demographics Population in the municipality: * 2000: 4,206 * 2011: 2,990 * 2022: 2,849 Settlements There is one small borough (''alevik'') Värska and 156 villages (''küla'') in Setomaa Parish. The villages are: Ala-Tsumba, Antkruva, Audjassaare, Beresje, Ermakova, Helbi, Hilana, Hilläkeste, Hindsa, Holdi, Härmä, Ignasõ, Igrise, Jaanimäe, Juusa, Jõksi, Järvepää, Kahkva, Kalatsova, Kangavitsa, Karamsina, Karisilla, Kasakova, Kastamara, Keerba, Kiiova, Kiislova, Kiksova, Kitsõ, Klistina, Koidula, Kolodavitsa, Kolossova, Koorla, Korela, Korski, Kossa, Kostkova, Kremessova, Kriiva, Kuigõ, Kuksina, Kundruse, Kusnetsova, Kõõru, Käre, Küllätüvä, Laossina, Leimani, Lepä, Lindsi, Litvina, Lobotka, Lutepää, Lutja, Lütä, Lüübnitsa, Maaslova, Marinova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piusa
Piusa is a village in Võru Parish, Võru County, in southeastern Estonia. It is located on the left bank of the river Piusa, near the border of Russia. Piusa is famous for its sand caves along the river. Sand quarries for glass production are active in Piusa since 1922. Piusa has a station on the railway line that formerly linked Valga and Pechory. As of 2022 there are up to two services a day in the summer season (from May until August) from Piusa to Koidula railway station on the border with Russia, with one service in each direction having a connection to / from Tartu. On 4 May 2011 a shooting incident between police officers and local landowner took place on the territory of Piusa village, close to Võmmorski Võmmorski is a village in Setomaa Parish, Võru County, in southeastern Estonia, on the border with Russia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) The Piusa River borders the village in the north, Russian border in the east. As of 2000, Võmmorski had a popu .... As a resu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places In Estonia
Populated places in Estonia (officially: settlement units), are cities or settlement units of rural municipality, municipalities, but only cities have administrative functions. Settlement units are divided into settlements and urban regions (subdivisions of cities). Officially there are four types of settlement unit in Estonia: * village () - a sparsely populated settlement or a densely populated settlement with fewer than 300 permanent inhabitants * township () - a densely populated settlement with at least 300 permanent inhabitants * town () - a densely populated settlement with at least 1000 permanent inhabitants * city () As of 2024, there were 47 cities, 13 towns, 186 hamlets and 4457 villages in Estonia. See also *Municipalities of Estonia *List of cities and towns in Estonia *Counties of Estonia Notes References External links Place Names Board of Estonia [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,300 other islands and islets on the east coast of the Baltic Sea. Its capital Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest List of cities and towns in Estonia, urban areas. The Estonian language is the official language and the first language of the Estonians, majority of its population of nearly 1.4 million. Estonia is one of the least populous members of the European Union and NATO. Present-day Estonia has been inhabited since at least 9,000 BC. The Ancient Estonia#Early Middle Ages, medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last pagan civilisations in Europe to adopt Christianity following the Northern Crusades in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counties Of Estonia
The counties of Estonia () are the state administrative subdivisions of Estonia. Estonian territory is composed of 15 counties, including 13 on the mainland and 2 on islands. County governments () were abolished at the end of 2017, with their duties split between state authorities and local governments, and nowadays counties have no noteworthy independent competences. Counties are composed of Municipalities of Estonia, municipalities of two types: urban municipalities or towns (), and rural municipalities or parishes (), which are by law required to cooperate in development of their county. List As of 2023, the sum total of the figures in the table below is 42,644 km2, of which the land area is 42,388 km2, so that 256 km2 of water is included in the figures. History In the first centuries AD, political and administrative subdivisions began to emerge in Estonia. Two larger subdivisions appeared: the parish (kihelkond) and the county (maakond). The parish consisted of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Võru County
Võru County ( or ''Võrumaa''; ) is a county in southern Estonia. It is bordered by Valga and Põlva counties, Latvia's Alūksne and Ape municipalities, and Russia's Pskov Oblast (making it the only Estonian county to border two countries). The territory of Võrumaa covers and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. In 2022, Võru County had a population of 34,182, 2.6% of the total population in Estonia. The county is subdivided into 12 rural municipalities and one urban municipality, the county capital, Võru. Ethnic division and culture In Võru County, there are 95.3% Estonians, 3.3% Russians, and 1.4% other nationalities. Two indigenous ethnic groups live in Võru County – the Võro people and the Setos. Both ethnic groups have their own language ( Võro, Seto) and cultural heritage in traditions. Võro people The Võro Institute is established for the preservation and promotion of the Võro language and culture, which are tightly connected with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Estonia
A municipality (, plural ) is the smallest administrative subdivision of Estonia. Each municipality is a unit of self-government with its representative and executive bodies. The municipalities in Estonia cover the entire territory of the country. Municipalities in Estonia are of two types: *Urban municipalities or towns (, singular ) *Rural municipalities or Parish (administrative division), parishes (, singular ). There is no other status distinction between them. Municipalities may contain one or several Populated places in Estonia, settlements. All but 5 urban municipalities (Haapsalu (urban municipality), Haapsalu, Narva-Jõesuu (urban municipality), Narva-Jõesuu, Paide (urban municipality), Paide, Pärnu (urban municipality), Pärnu and Tartu (urban municipality), Tartu) plus 1 rural municipality (Ruhnu Parish, Ruhnu) contain only one settlement. As of 2017, there are no longer any "borough-parishes", i.e. rural municipalities with only one borough-type settlement. Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piusa River
The Piusa ( ''Piuza'' or ''Pimzha'') is a river in southeastern Estonia and, for the last 14 km before draining into Lake Pihkva, in Pskov Oblast, Russia. For a 17 km section near Pechory, the Piusa is the border river between Estonia and Russia. The Piusa has the greatest drop of all Estonian rivers (214 metres). See also *Piusa River Hiking Trail *Piusa Ancient Valley Holiday Complex Piusa Ancient Valley Holiday Complex is a tourism farm in Setomaa Parish, Võru County in Piusa River ancient valley in southeastern Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to th ... References Landforms of Põlva County Rivers of Estonia Rivers of Pskov Oblast Landforms of Võru County International rivers of Europe Estonia–Russia border Border rivers {{Russia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Setos
Setos (, , , ) are an indigenous Finnic peoples and linguistic minority that have historically lived in the borderlands between modern day Estonia and Russia. Setos have historically spoken the Seto language and been Orthodox Christians.Kalkun, A., Kupari, H., & Vuola, E. (2018). ''Coping with Loss of Homeland through Orthodox Christian Processions: Contemporary Practices among Setos, Karelians, and Skolt Sámi in Estonia and Finland''. ''Practical matters'', ''11''. http://practicalmattersjournal.org/2018/06/11/coping-with-loss-of-homeland-2/ The Seto language (like Estonian and Finnish) belongs to the Finnic group of the Uralic language family. Since the early 2000s, the Setos have sought greater recognition, rather than having their language considered a dialect of Estonian. Eastern Orthodox Christianity, with influences from local folk religions is widely practiced by the Seto peoples. The ancestral homes of many Setos can be found to the south of Lake Peipus, in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Border Guard
The Estonian Border Guard () was the national security agency responsible for the border security of Estonia. It was subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior. The Border Guard also assisted with Search and Rescue missions. In 2010, the organization was superseded by the Police and Border Guard Board. History Formation and pre-war years (1918-1940) On November 14, 1918, admiral Johan Pitka organized a meeting to discuss the guarding of borders of the freshly established Republic of Estonia. On November 18, 1918, the Border Guard government () was established, with captain Leopold Tõnson leading it. Until 1 January 1919, the agency was subordinate to the Estonian Defence League Council of Elders (), but was then subordinated to the Ministry of Finance. From 1 February 1919 to the end of the Estonian War of Independence the borders were guarded by the military. Since 15 February 1919 until May 1921 the crossing of borders was checked by the Republic's Border Control Governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
