Tahkuranna

Tahkuranna
Village
Country	Estonia
County	Pärnu County
Parish	Tahkuranna Parish
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Tahkuranna is a village in Tahkuranna Parish, Pärnu County in southwestern Estonia. It is the birthplace of Konstantin Päts, the first president of Estonia.

Monument for Konstantin Päts in Tahkuranna. Erected in 1939, it was destroyed by the Soviet Union in August 1940, shortly after the Soviet occupation of Estonia. The monument was recreated in 1989 during the Estonian national awakening.

Settlements in Tahkuranna Parish

Small borough	Võiste

Villages	Laadi Leina Lepaküla Mereküla Metsaküla Piirumi Reiu Tahkuranna Uulu

Coordinates: 58°14′45″N 24°29′09″E / 58.24583°N 24.48583°E / 58.24583; 24.48583

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