Võmmorski

Võmmorski
village
Võmmorski Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 57°49′49″N 27°32′14″E
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

1. "Võmmorski küla". eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
2. Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014^[dead link‍] (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.