Tehumardi

Village in Estonia
Village in Saare County, Estonia
58°10′52″N 22°14′47″E / 58.181111111111°N 22.246388888889°E / 58.181111111111; 22.246388888889CountryEstoniaCountySaare CountyMunicipalitySaaremaa ParishPopulation
 (2011 Census[1])
 • Total77

Tehumardi is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa.[2] As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 77.[1]

During World War II on 8 October 1944, the Battle of Tehumardi took place near the village. A memorial was erected in 1966.

Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Salme Parish.[3]

Gallery

  • Tehumardi memorial
    Tehumardi memorial
  • Estonian Rifle Corps War Veterans Ensemble "Tehumardi" in Tehumardi, 1980
    Estonian Rifle Corps War Veterans Ensemble "Tehumardi" in Tehumardi, 1980
  • Tehumardi quarry
    Tehumardi quarry

See also

  • Moonsund Landing Operation
  • Salme River

References

  1. ^ a b "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Lisa. Asustusüksuste nimistu" (PDF). haldusreform.fin.ee (in Estonian). Rahandusministeerium. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Saaremaa külad endiste valdade piires". www.saaremaa.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 3 December 2017.
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