Võmmorski
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Village in Estonia
Village in Võru County, Estonia
Võmmorski | |
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Võmmorski is located in Estonia Võmmorski Võmmorski Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 57°49′49′′N 27°32′14′′E / 57.83028°N 27.53722°E / 57.83028; 27.53722 | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Võru County |
| Municipality | Setomaa Parish |
| Population (2000[1] ) | |
• Total | 43 |
Võmmorski is a village in Setomaa Parish, Võru County, in southeastern Estonia, on the border with Russia.[2] The Piusa River borders the village in the north, Russian border in the east. As of 2000, Võmmorski had a population of 43.[1]
Võmmorski old tsässon, a small Seto chapel is located in the village.
The Piusa cordon of Estonian Border Guard is located in Võmmorski.[1]
On 4 May 2011 a shooting incident between police officers and local landowner took place just behind the river on the territory of Piusa village. As a result the landowner and a police officer died and two were wounded.[3] [4]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c "Võmmorski küla". eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014 [dead link ] (retrieved 27 July 2021)
- ^ Hõbemägi, Toomas (2011年05月05日). "A policeman killed, two wounded in shooting in South Estonia". Baltic Business News. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ Tähismaa, Inno (2011年05月07日). "Salapärane tulistamine Eestimaa Šveitsis". Võrumaa Teataja (in Estonian). Retrieved 10 May 2011.
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