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Saarde, Pärnu County

Coordinates: 58°08′18″N 24°58′01″E / 58.13833°N 24.96694°E / 58.13833; 24.96694
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Saarde
Saint Catherine's Church in Saarde.
Saint Catherine's Church in Saarde.
Saarde is located in Estonia
Saarde
Saarde
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°08′18″N 24°58′01″E / 58.13833°N 24.96694°E / 58.13833; 24.96694
CountryEstonia
CountyPärnu County
MunicipalitySaarde Parish
Population
 • Total318

Saarde is a village in Saarde Parish, Pärnu County in southwestern Estonia. It is located just south of the town of Kilingi-Nõmme, the administrative centre of the municipality. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 318.[1]

Saarde is the location of St. Cathrine's Church, built from 1858 to 1859 on the site of a previous church from 1684.[2]

Memorial in Saarde Cemetery to the eighteen children killed in the Kilingi-Nõmme II primary school fire of 1937

References

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  1. ^ a b "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Mälestised • 16736 Saarde kirik" (in Estonian). National registry of cultural monuments. Retrieved 3 September 2013.