Tehumardi
Sign in to saveTehumardi is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 77.
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- Tehumardi
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- Village
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- Estonia
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- Location in Estonia
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- Estonia
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- Saare County
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- Municipality
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- Saaremaa Parish
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- 77
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- 2011 Census
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Tehumardi is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 77.
==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).
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