Piusa is a village in Võru Parish, Võru County, in southeastern Estonia.[1] It is located on the left bank of the river Piusa, near the border of Russia.
Piusa | |
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 Wall of previous sand quarry in Piusa. | |
  Piusa Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 57°50′28″N 27°28′10″E / 57.84111°N 27.46944°E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Võru County |
| Municipality | Võru Parish |
Piusa is famous for its sand caves along the river.
Sand quarries for glass production are active in Piusa since 1922.[2]
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.[3]
On 4 May 2011 a shooting incident between police officers and local landowner took place on the territory of Piusa village, close to Võmmorski. As a result, the landowner and a police officer died and two were wounded.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
- ^ "Piusa küla" (in Estonian). eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Hõbemägi, Toomas (2011-05-05). "A policeman killed, two wounded in shooting in South Estonia". Baltic Business News. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ Tähismaa, Inno (2011-05-07). "Salapärane tulistamine Eestimaa Šveitsis". Võrumaa Teataja (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
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