Salme Parish

Salme Parish was a municipality in Saare County, Estonia. It contained the northern half of the Sõrve Peninsula of the island of Saaremaa.

Salme Parish Salme vald
Former municipality of Estonia
Lõmala harbour
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	11/km2 (28/sq mi)

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.^[1]

See also

• Municipalities of Estonia
• List of municipalities of Estonia
• The Salme ships - Two clinker-built ships with the remains of 40 persons was found autumn 2008.^[2][3]