Tehumardi

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Tehumardi
Village
Tehumardi is located in Estonia
Tehumardi
Tehumardi
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°10′52″N 22°14′47″E / 58.181111111111°N 22.246388888889°E / 58.181111111111; 22.246388888889
CountryEstonia
CountySaare County
MunicipalitySaaremaa 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]

Name

Tehumardi was attested in historical sources as theomarte in 1645, Teho Mardi Teho in 1690, tehho Mardi Rein in 1723, and Teomart and Tehhorardi in 1798. The name refers to a single-hide farm and is a compound of two personal names. The first part may derive from Stefanus (> Tehu) or Theodor (> Teo), and the second part comes from Mart (genitive: Mardi).[3]

History

Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Salme Parish.[4]

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.[5]

Tehumardi memorial
Tehumardi cemetery
Tehumardi memorial
Tehumardi Estonian Rifle Corps War Veterans Ensemble in Tehumardi, 1980

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Tehumardi". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Saaremaa külad endiste valdade piires". www.saaremaa.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Muld, Margus (March 22, 2025). "Saaremaa Municipality Goes It Alone in Covering over Soviet-Era Memorial Details". ERR. Retrieved March 29, 2025.