Piirissaare Parish


Piirissaare Parish was the smallest 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.

Government (vallavalitsus) and Parliament (vallavolikogu)

Vallavolikogu

The parliament of Piirissaar had 7 members. Three of them are belonging to Valimisliit Kodupaik and four members are from Estonian second largest party Estonian Center Party.

Settlements

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