Salme, Estonia

Salme, Estonia is a small borough in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, in western Estonia.

Salme, Estonia
Small borough
An excavation site of one of the Salme ships
Salme, Estonia
Coordinates: 58°10′N 22°16′E
Country Estonia
CountySaare County
ParishSaaremaa Parish
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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.[1]

The population of Salme as of January 1, 2016 was 1195.[2]

References

  1. The First Vikings
  2. "Statistikat" (PDF). Salme Valla Infoleht (in Estonian) (Nr 1 (243)). January 2016. p. 6. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
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