Õisu Landscape Conservation Area is a

nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geologic ...

situated in

Viljandi County Viljandi County ( or ''Viljandimaa''; ) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties as well as Latvia. History Viljandimaa, under the German name of ''Krei ...

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

. Its area is 595.5 ha. The protected area was designated in 1959 to protect the nature of

Õisu Õisu () is a small borough in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, in southern Estonia. Õisu manor A manorial estate was established in Õisu in the 16th century, and during the Swedish time it appears to at some point have belonged to one Jesper K ...

and its surroundings, including

Lake Õisu Lake Õisu is a lake in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, in southern Estonia. Administratively it is located in Ereste village, just west of Õisu small borough. The lake and its surroundings are covered by the Õisu Landscape Conservation Area. S ...

. In 2006, the protected area was redesigned to the landscape conservation area.

References

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