Salme Parish was a municipality in Saare County,

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and t ...

. It contained the northern half of the Sõrve Peninsula of the island of

Saaremaa Saaremaa is the largest island in Estonia, measuring . The main island of Saare County, it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hiiumaa island and west of Muhu island, and belongs to the West Estonian Archipelago. The capital of the islan ...

. Besides the small borough Salme there were 24 villages:

Anseküla Anseküla (german: Anseküll) is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 39. The first church in Anseküla was built around 1300.History of the Anseküla ...

, Easte, Hindu, Imara, Järve, Kaimri,

Kaugatoma Kaugatoma (1977–1997 ''Kaugatuma'') is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 6. Kaugatoma is located on the eastern coast of Kaugatoma Bay (part of t ...

, Läätsa, Lahetaguse, Länga, Lassi, Lõmala,

Lõu Lõu is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 4. Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Salme Parish Salme Parish was a munic ...

Metsalõuka Metsalõuka is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 8. Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Salme Parish Salme Parish was ...

, Mõisaküla, Möldri,

Rahuste Rahuste is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 37. Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Salme Parish Salme Parish was a m ...

Suurna Suurna is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 27. Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Salme Parish Salme Parish was a mu ...

, Tehumardi,

Tiirimetsa Tiirimetsa is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa Saaremaa is the largest island in Estonia, measuring . The main island of Saare County, it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hiiumaa island an ...

Toomalõuka Toomalõuka is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa Saaremaa is the largest island in Estonia, measuring . The main island of Saare County, it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hiiumaa island a ...

, Ula, Üüdibe, Vintri. Prior to 1936, the municipality was called Abruka. During the

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, 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.

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