Tehumardi

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Tehumardi
Village
Tehumardi
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°10′52″N 22°14′47″E / 58.18111°N 22.24639°E / 58.18111; 22.24639Coordinates: 58°10′52″N 22°14′47″E / 58.18111°N 22.24639°E / 58.18111; 22.24639
Country  Estonia
County Saare County
Municipality Salme Parish
Population (01.01.2010[1])
 • Total 74

Tehumardi is a village in Salme Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa. It has a population of 74 (as of 1 January 2010).[1]

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

  • Tehumardi memorial

  • TehumardiMonumentCemetery.JPG
  • SovietMemorialSaaremaa.JPG

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

See also

  • Salme River

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Valla üldandmed". Salme vald. Retrieved 3 October 2010. 
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