Tehumardi is a village in
Saaremaa Parish
Saaremaa Parish, also known as Saaremaa Municipality (), is a municipality in Saare County in western Estonia
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,
Saare County
Saare County ( or ''Saaremaa''; ; ; ; ) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It consists of Saaremaa, the largest island of Estonia, and several smaller islands near it, most notably Muhu, Ruhnu, Abruka and Vilsandi. The county borders Lääne Count ...
,
Estonia
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, on the island of
Saaremaa
Saaremaa (; ) is the largest and most populous island in Estonia. Measuring , its population is 31,435 (as of January 2020). The main island of the West Estonian archipelago (Moonsund archipelago), it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hi ...
.
As of the
2011 census, the settlement's population was 77.
Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in
Salme Parish.
Battle of Tehumardi Memorial
During
World War II
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on 8 October 1944, the
Battle of Tehumardi took place near the village. A memorial was erected in 1966. Because the memorial bears Soviet-era text and symbols, in 2025 the local government on Saaremaa covered the text and symbols ahead of the tourism season.
Gallery
File:Tehumardi karjäär 01.JPG, Tehumardi quarry
See also
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Moonsund Landing Operation
*
Salme River
References
Villages in Saare County
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