Salme Parish
Salme Parish
Salme vald | |
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Lõmala harbour | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Salme Parish within Saare County. | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | 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 | 10.85/km2 (28.11/sq mi) |
Salme Parish was a municipality in Saare County, Estonia. It contained the northern half of the Sõrve Peninsula of the island of Saaremaa.
Besides the small borough Salme there were 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.
During the administrative-territorial reform in 2017, all 12 municipalities on the island Saaremaa were merged into a single municipality – Saaremaa Parish.