Piusa

Piusa
village

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°ECoordinates: 57°50′28″N 27°28′10″E / 57.84111°N 27.46944°E
Country Estonia
County Põlva County
Municipality Orava Parish

Piusa is a village in Orava Parish, Põlva County, in southeastern Estonia. It is located on the left bank of Piusa River, near the border of Russia.

Piusa is famous for its sand caves along the river.

Sand quarries for glass production are active in Piusa since 1922.[1]

Piusa has a station on the railway line that formerly linked Valga and Pechory. Currently there are up to two services a day from Piusa to Koidula railway station on the border with Russia, with one service in each direction having a connection to / from Tartu.[2]

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.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Piusa küla" (in Estonian). eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  2. ↑ http://www.edel.ee/images/uploads/file/REISIVEDU_ALATES_26_05_2013/s%C3%B5iduplaan%20_2013_alates_2605_koidula.pdf
  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.