Salme Parish Explained

Salme Parish
Native Name:Salme vald
Settlement Type:Former municipality of Estonia
Flag Size:85px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1: Saare County
Seat Type:Administrative centre
Seat:Salme
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Kalmer Poopuu
Area Total Km2:115.07
Population Total:1249
Population As Of:01.01.2009
Population Density Km2:auto

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://salmepaat.blogspot.com/search/label/0%20The%20Salme%20shipfind The Salme shipfind blog
  2. http://archaeology.org/issues/95-1307/features/941-vikings-saaremaa-estonia-salme-vendel-oseberg The First Vikings