Piirissaar
Sign in to savethumb|Saare village thumb|Church of St. Peter-Paul Piirissaar (earlier Borka, or Желачек, romanized: Zhelachek) is an Estonian island located in Lake Peipus. It is located in Tartu County and is administered as part of Tartu Parish. Before the 2017 administrative reform, the island encompassed Piirissaare Parish, which, before its dissolution, was the smallest rural municipality by population in Estonia. As of the 2011 census, Piirissaar had 53 resident down from 104 in 2000.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Piirissaar
- Islands.map_image
- Eesti Piirissaar.png
- Islands.location
- Lake Peipus
- Islands.area_km2
- 7.5
- Islands.country
- Estonia
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Tartu County
- Islands.population
- 53
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2011
- Islands.density_km2
- 7.1
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- lake island
- Country
- Estonia
- Located in
- Tartu Rural Municipality
- Area
- 7.8
- Elevation
- 4.2
- Body of water
- Lake Peipus
- Image
- Saares ciems Piresaaree 13ul02.JPG
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- Piirissaar
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thumb|Saare village thumb|Church of St. Peter-Paul Piirissaar (earlier Borka, or Желачек, romanized: Zhelachek) is an Estonian island located in Lake Peipus. It is located in Tartu County and is administered as part of Tartu Parish. Before the 2017 administrative reform, the island encompassed Piirissaare Parish, which, before its dissolution, was the smallest rural municipality by population in Estonia. As of the 2011 census, Piirissaar had 53 resident down from 104 in 2000.
Piirissaar is the second largest island in Lake Peipus with a size of 7.8 km2 (4.8 mi2). It is located c. 15 km (9.3 mi) from the mouth of the Emajõgi river. Piirissaar is located c. 1 – 2 meters (3.3 – 6.6 ft) above the water level in Lake Peipus.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Piirissaar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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