Piirissaar is the second largest island in Lake Peipus with a size of 7.8 km2. It is located c. 15 km from the mouth of the Emajõgi river. Piirissaar is located c. 1 – 2 meters above the water level in Lake Peipus.
The island was first permanently settled during the Great Northern War by a group of Orthodox Old Believers seeking to escape the religious reforms of MoscowPatriarch Nikon and trying to avoid enrollment in the military. Most of the island's inhabitants still belong to this confession. The inhabitants of Piirissaar are diligent gardeners and vegetable growers, especially onion growers.
Until the collapse of the Russian Empire the island was split between Livland and St.Petersburg governorates. Its Estonian (Piirissaar means Border Island) and Russian (Mezha means Border) names derive from the borderland status of the island. Since 1920 the whole island was left with Estonia and during the Soviet and later period it was never changed.
The GermanLuftwaffe inflicted major damage on the island in February 1944.
There are three villages on the island, Piiri, Saare and Tooni. The number of inhabitants has dropped from c. 700 in 1920 to 86 by 2006. The remaining inhabitants are mostly occupied by fishing and cultivation of onions.
Piirissaar has been a nature preserve as part of the Natura 2000 programme since 1991.
piirissaar, this, article, needs, updated, please, help, update, this, article, reflect, recent, events, newly, available, information, march, 2019, earlier, borka, russian, Межа, romanized, mezha, Желачек, romanized, zhelachek, estonian, island, located, lake. This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information March 2019 Piirissaar earlier Borka Russian Mezha romanized Mezha or Zhelachek romanized Zhelachek is an Estonian island located in Lake Peipus It belongs to Tartu County as the Tartu Parish PiirissaarGeographyLocationLake PeipusArea7 5 km2 2 9 sq mi AdministrationEstoniaTartu CountyRamsar WetlandOfficial nameEmajoe Suursoo Mire and Piirissaar IslandDesignated5 June 1997Reference no 906 1 Saare village Church of St Peter Paul Piirissaar is the second largest island in Lake Peipus with a size of 7 8 km2 It is located c 15 km from the mouth of the Emajogi river Piirissaar is located c 1 2 meters above the water level in Lake Peipus The island was first permanently settled during the Great Northern War by a group of Orthodox Old Believers seeking to escape the religious reforms of Moscow Patriarch Nikon and trying to avoid enrollment in the military Most of the island s inhabitants still belong to this confession The inhabitants of Piirissaar are diligent gardeners and vegetable growers especially onion growers Until the collapse of the Russian Empire the island was split between Livland and St Petersburg governorates Its Estonian Piirissaar means Border Island and Russian Mezha means Border names derive from the borderland status of the island Since 1920 the whole island was left with Estonia and during the Soviet and later period it was never changed The German Luftwaffe inflicted major damage on the island in February 1944 There are three villages on the island Piiri Saare and Tooni The number of inhabitants has dropped from c 700 in 1920 to 86 by 2006 The remaining inhabitants are mostly occupied by fishing and cultivation of onions Piirissaar has been a nature preserve as part of the Natura 2000 programme since 1991 See also editList of islands of EstoniaExternal links editIsland website in Estonian and Russian Pilt Eesti Maa ameti kaardiserverist ostrov na elektronnoj karte Estonskogo Zemelnogo departamenta in Estonian and Russian 360 Degree Airiel Panorama of Piirissaar from HelicopterReferences edit Emajoe Suursoo Mire and Piirissaar Island Ramsar Sites Information Service Retrieved 25 May 2020 58 22 N 27 31 E 58 367 N 27 517 E 58 367 27 517 nbsp This Estonia location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Piirissaar amp oldid 1183752105, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
