List Of Cemeteries In Estonia
This is a list of cemeteries in Estonia. Harju County Tallinn *St. Barbara's Cemetery (14th century – 1710) * Hiiu-Rahu Cemetery (est. 1919) *St John's Almshouse Cemetery * Kalamaja Cemetery *Kopli Cemetery * Liiva Cemetery *Maarjamäe German military Cemetery *Metsakalmistu *Mõigu Cemetery *Pärnamäe Cemetery (est. 1963) *Pirita new Cemetery (est. 1898) *Pirita old Cemetery (est. 1436) *Pirita German war prisoners' Cemetery (1944–1950) *Rahumäe Cemetery (est. 1903) **Jewish Cemetery (est. 1911) **Firemen's Cemetery (est. 1927) *Siselinna Cemetery ** Alexander Nevsky Cemetery (est. 1775) **Old Charles' Cemetery (est. 1864) **Military Cemetery (est. 1887) **Polish Catholic Cemetery (1844 – demolished 1950s) **Old Jewish Cemetery (18th century – demolished 1963) **Muslim Cemetery (18th century – demolished 1950s?) **Cholera Cemetery (18th century) Ida-Viru County *Siivertsi Cemetery Järva County Paide * Reopalu Cemetery *Sillaotsa Cemetery Lääne County Haapsalu *M ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cemetery
A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a burial ground and originally applied to the Roman catacombs. The term ''graveyard'' is often used interchangeably with cemetery, but a graveyard primarily refers to a burial ground within a churchyard. The intact or cremated remains of people may be interred in a grave, commonly referred to as burial, or in a tomb, an "above-ground grave" (resembling a sarcophagus), a mausoleum, columbarium, niche, or other edifice. In Western cultures, funeral ceremonies are often observed in cemeteries. These ceremonies or rites of passage differ according to cultural practices and religious beliefs. Modern cemeteries often include crematoria, and some grounds previously used for both, continue as crematoria as a principal use long after the interment ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lists Of Cemeteries
These lists of cemeteries compile notable cemeteries, mausolea, and other places people are buried worldwide. Reasons for notability include their design, their history, and their interments. Lists of cemeteries by country Africa Algeria * Thaalibia Cemetery, Casbah of Algiers * St. Eugene Cemetery, Algiers * Sidi Garidi Cemetery, Kouba * Sidi M'hamed Bou Qobrine Cemetery, Belouizdad * El Kettar Cemetery, Oued Koriche Egypt *Beni Hasan *City of the Dead (Cairo) *Deir El Bersha * El Bagawat *El Hawawish *Fagg El Gamous * Gabbari necropolis *Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery *Heliopolis War Cemetery *Meir, Egypt *Rifeh *El Sheikh Sa'id *Tell El Kebir *Umm El Qa'ab Kenya Morocco *Bab Aghmat cemetery * Bab Ftouh cemetery *Bab Mahrouk cemetery *Ben M'Sik European Cemetery *Chellah – archeological site and necropolis *Jewish Cemetery of Marrakech * Jewish Cemetery in Fez *Marinid Tombs *Saadian Tombs Nigeria * Ibadan Military Cemetery * Ikoyi Cemetery * Port Harcourt C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Raadi Cemetery
The Raadi cemetery, ( et, Raadi kalmistu) is the oldest and largest burial ground in Tartu, Estonia, dating back to 1773. Many prominent historical figures are buried there. It is also the largest Baltic German cemetery in Estonia after the destruction of Kopli cemetery in Tallinn. Until 1841, it was the only cemetery in the town. The cemetery currently includes several smaller graveyard sections, the oldest of which date back to 1773. Origins, 1771–1773 Between 1771 and 1772, Russian empress Catherine the Great, issued an edict which decreed that from that point on no-one who died (regardless of their social standing or class origins) was to be buried in a church crypt or churchyard; all burials were to take place in the new cemeteries to be built throughout the entire Russian empire, which were to be located outside town boundaries. These measures were intended to overcome the congestion of urban church crypts and graveyards, and were prompted by a number of outbrea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kudjape Cemetery
Kudjape is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 574. References Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia {{Saare-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pärnu Alevi Cemetery
Pärnu Alevi Cemetery ( et, Pärnu Alevi kalmistu) is a cemetery in Pärnu, Estonia. The cemetery was established in 1773. Notable burials * Amandus Heinrich Adamson, Estonian sculptor and painter * Johann Heinrich Rosenplänter Johann Heinrich Rosenplänter (12 July/23 July 1782 in Valmiera – 15 April/27 April 1846 in Pärnu) was a Baltic German linguist and Estophile. He edited one of the first scientific journals on the Estonian language Estonian ( ) is a Finni ..., Baltic German linguist and Estophile References {{Reflist Cemeteries in Estonia Pärnu 1773 establishments in the Russian Empire Cemeteries established in the 1770s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vormsi Cemetery
Vormsi Cemetery ( et, Vormsi kalmistu) is a cemetery in Vormsi Island in Lääne County, Estonia. The cemetery is located next to Vormsi St. Olav's Church. The cemetery's older part consists limestone and sandstone wheel crosses ( et, rõngasrist). In total, there are over 330 wheel crosses. Notable burials: * Hans Pöhl Hans Pöhl (15 August 1876, Suur-Nõmmküla – 22 January 1930 Tallinn) was an Estonian politician. He was one of the leader of Estonian Swedes. He was a member of the I, III and IV Riigikogu IV Riigikogu was the fourth legislature of the E ..., Estonian politician, by nationality Estonian Swedes References {{Reflist Cemeteries in Estonia Vormsi Parish ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Reopalu Cemetery
Reopalu Cemetery ( et, Reopalu kalmistu) is a cemetery in Paide, Estonia. The cemetery was established in 1774. Notable burials * August Wilhelm Hupel, Baltic German publicist, estophile and linguist * Juhan Leinberg Juhan Leinberg (26 September 1812 – 28 August 1885), also known as prophet Maltsvet, was a founder of a religious sect named after him (the Maltsvetians) in Estonia. Juhan Leinberg was born in Norra Parish in Järvamaa. In his youth he was ... (prophet Maltsvet), Estonian religious leader References External links Reopalu Cemetery entry in HAUDI (cemeteries' database) * {{Find a Grave cemetery Cemeteries in Estonia Lutheran cemeteries in Estonia Paide 1774 establishments in the Russian Empire Cemeteries established in the 1770s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Defence Forces Cemetery Of Tallinn
The Defence Forces Cemetery of Tallinn ( et, Tallinna Kaitseväe kalmistu), sometimes called the Tallinn Military Cemetery ( et, Tallinna Sõjavae kalmistu), is one of the three cemeteries of the Tallinn City Centre Cemetery (Estonian: ''Siselinna kalmistu''). It is situated about 3 kilometres outside the centre of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. During Estonian independence before the Soviet and German occupations of the 1940-1991 period, it was the Estonian equivalent of Arlington National Cemetery in the USA - the foremost military cemetery of independent Estonia. History The cemetery was established in the years of World War I as the cemetery of the Tallinn garrison. The oldest grave dates back to 1916 and holds Russian, Estonian, and German soldiers killed during World War I. Also buried there are one British merchant seaman and four Royal Navy personnel from the same war who died before the Armistice, in addition to seven Royal Navy and two British Army personnel who d ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Siselinna Cemetery
Siselinna Cemetery ( et, Siselinna kalmistu) is a cemetery area in Juhkentali subdistrict, Tallinn, Estonia. Its area is 18.3 ha. Parts * Alexander Nevsky Cemetery (established 1775) * Old Charles' Cemetery (established 1864) * Military cemetery A war grave is a burial place for members of the armed forces or civilians who died during military campaigns or operations. Definition The term "war grave" does not only apply to graves: ships sunk during wartime are often considered to b ... (established 1887) * Old Jewish Cemetery (18th century – demolished 1963) * Polish Catholic cemetery (1844 – demolished 1950s) * Muslim cemetery (18th century – demolished 1950s?) * Cholera cemetery (18th century) References External links * {{Coord, 59.423, 24.762, type:landmark_region:EE, display=title ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,200 other islands and islets on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of . The capital city Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas of the country. The Estonian language is the autochthonous and the official language of Estonia; it is the first language of the majority of its population, as well as the world's second most spoken Finnic language. The land of what is now modern Estonia has been inhabited by '' Homo sapiens'' since at least 9,000 BC. The medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Ch ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rahumäe Cemetery
Rahumäe ( Estonian for ''"Peace Hill"'' or ''"Quiet Hill"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 3,075 (), population density is . Rahumäe has a station on the Elron western route. Rahumäe and Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ... cemeteries are situated in Rahumäe. Gallery File:Rahumäe jaama hoone.jpg, Rahumäe train station File:Rahumäe raudteepeatus (tänapäev).jpg, File:Rahumäe sõjaväejaama hoone.jpg, Ruins of former narrow gauge railway station building. File:Rahumäe kalmistu.jpg, Entrance of Rahumäe cemetery. File:Juudi kalmistu kabel.jpg, Chapel on Jewish cemetery File:Järve Keskus 2557.JPG, Järve shopping centre References ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |