Salme Parish
| Salme Parish Salme vald |
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| Municipality of Estonia | |||
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| Salme Parish within Saare County. Salme Parish within Saare County. |
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| Country |  Estonia |
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| County | 25px Saare County | ||
| Administrative centre | Salme | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Kalmer Poopuu | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 115.07 km2 (44.43 sq mi) | ||
| Population (01.01.2009) | |||
| • Total | 1,249 | ||
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) | ||
| Website | www.salmevald.ee | ||
Salme Parish is in Saare County, Estonia. It contains the northern half of the Sõrve Peninsula of the island of Saaremaa.
Besides the small borough Salme there are 24 villages: Anseküla, Easte, Hindu, Imara, Järve, Kaimri, Kaugatoma, Läätsa, Lahetaguse, Länga, Lassi, Lõmala, Lõu, Metsalõuka, Mõisaküla, Möldri, Rahuste, Suurna, Tehumardi, Tiirimetsa, Toomalõuka, Ula, Üüdibe, Vintri.
Prior to 1936, the municipality was called Abruka. During the Second World War, the Battle of Tehumardi took place in Salme. The location is marked by a 21-metre Soviet monument.
See also
- Municipalities of Estonia
- List of municipalities of Estonia
- The Salme shipfind - a clinker-built ship with the remains of seven persons was found autumn 2008.[1][2]
References
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