Tehumardi

Tehumardi
Village
Tehumardi Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°10′52″N22°14′47″E / 58.181111111111°N 22.246388888889°E / 58.181111111111; 22.246388888889
Country	Estonia
County	Saare County
Municipality	Saaremaa Parish
Population  (2011 Census [1] )
• Total	77

Tehumardi is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa. ^[2] As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 77. ^[1]

Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Salme Parish. ^[3]

Battle of Tehumardi Memorial

During World War II 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. ^[4]

Tehumardi memorial

Tehumardi cemetery

Tehumardi memorial

Tehumardi Estonian Rifle Corps War Veterans Ensemble in Tehumardi, 1980

Gallery

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  Tehumardi quarry

See also

• Moonsund Landing Operation
• Salme River

References

1. "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
2. "Lisa. Asustusüksuste nimistu" (PDF). haldusreform.fin.ee (in Estonian). Rahandusministeerium. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
3. "Saaremaa külad endiste valdade piires". www.saaremaa.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 3 December 2017.
4. Muld, Margus (March 22, 2025). "Saaremaa Municipality Goes It Alone in Covering over Soviet-Era Memorial Details". ERR. Retrieved March 29, 2025.