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