Võmmorski
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Võmmorski is a village in Meremäe Parish
Meremäe Parish
Meremäe Parish is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Võru County. It has a population of 1,140 and an area of 131.97 km².Meremäe is a part of the historical region of Setomaa.-Settlements:Villages...

, Võru County
Võru County
Võrumaa or Võru maakond officially, is a county in Southern Estonia. It is bordered to the north by the Põlva County and the Lake Pihkva; to the west by Valga County; to the south by Latvia; and to the east by the Russian Federation....

, in southeastern Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

, on the border with Russia. The Piusa River
Piusa River
Piusa is a river in Southeastern Estonia and, for the last 14 km before draining into Lake Pihkva, in Pskov Oblast, Russia. For a 17-km-long section near Pechory Piusa is the border river between Estonia and the Russian Federation....

 borders the village in the north, Russian border in the east. As of 2000, Võmmorski had a population of 43.

The Piusa cordon of Estonian Border Guard is located in Võmmorski.

On 4 May 2011 a shooting incident between police officers and and local landowner took place just behind the river
Piusa River
Piusa is a river in Southeastern Estonia and, for the last 14 km before draining into Lake Pihkva, in Pskov Oblast, Russia. For a 17-km-long section near Pechory Piusa is the border river between Estonia and the Russian Federation....

 on the territory of Piusa
Piusa
Piusa is a village in Orava Parish, Põlva County, in southeastern Estonia. It's located on the left bank of Piusa River, near the border of Russia.Piusa is famous for its sand caves along the river....

village. As a result the landowner and a police officer died and two were wounded.
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