Võmmorski

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Võmmorski
village
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; 27.53722Coordinates: 57°49′49″N 27°32′14″E / 57.83028°N 27.53722°E / 57.83028; 27.53722
CountryEstonia
CountyVõru County
MunicipalitySetomaa Parish
Population
 (2000[1])
 • Total43

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]

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]

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  1. ^ a b c "Võmmorski küla". eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  2. ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014 (retrieved 27 July 2021)
  3. ^ Hõbemägi, Toomas (2011-05-05). "A policeman killed, two wounded in shooting in South Estonia". Baltic Business News. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  4. ^ Tähismaa, Inno (2011-05-07). "Salapärane tulistamine Eestimaa Šveitsis". Võrumaa Teataja (in Estonian). Retrieved 10 May 2011.


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