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 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]
^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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