Salme Parish

Infobox_Vald
name=Salme
fullname=Salme vald




county=Saare County
mayor=Kalmer Poopuu
area=115.07
population=1,265
population_as_of=2007
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centre=Salme
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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, Lahetaguse, Lassi, Lõmala, Lõu, Länga, Läätsa, Metsalõuka, Mõisaküla, Möldri, Rahuste, Suurna, Tehumardi, Tiirimetsa, Toomalõuka, Ula, Vintri, Üüdibe.

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