Salme, Estonia

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Salme, Estonia
Small borough
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An excavation site of one of the Salme ships
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Salme, Estonia
Coordinates: 58°10′N22°16′E / 58.167°N 22.267°E / 58.167; 22.267
CountryFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
County Saare County
Municipality Saaremaa Parish
Area
  Total
1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Total
421
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Salme is a small borough (Estonian : alevik) in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. Prior to the administrative reform of Estonian municipalities in 2017, the village was the administrative center of Salme Parish.

The Salme shipfind consisted of two clinker-built ships discovered in Salme, one with the remains of seven persons found in autumn 2008, and another with 33 in 2010. [2]

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Salme school

As of 2021, the population of Salme was 421. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "RLV003: RAHVASTIK | Sugu, Elukoht, Aasta ning Vanuserühm". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. The First Vikings