Salme Parish

Salme Parish
Salme vald
Lõmala harbour
Salme Parish within Saare County.
Country Estonia
County Saare County
Administrative centreSalme
Government
  MayorKalmer Poopuu
Area
  Total
115.07 km2 (44.43 sq mi)
Population
 (01.01.2009)
  Total
1,249
  Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)

Salme Parish was a municipality in Saare County, Estonia. It contained the northern half of the Sõrve Peninsula of the island of Saaremaa.

Besides the small borough Salme there were 24 villages: Anseküla, Easte, Hindu, Imara, Järve, Kaimri, Kaugatoma, Läätsa, Lahetaguse, Länga, Lassi, Lõmala, Lõu, Metsalõuka, Mõisaküla, Möldri, Rahuste, Suurna, Tehumardi, Tiirimetsa, Toomalõuka, Ula, Üüdibe, Vintri.

Prior to 1936, the municipality was called Abruka. During the Second World War, 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.