Memorial or cemetery
Elva cemetery
German: Elwa
Elva cemetery was founded in 1924 in a pine forest park on the edge of the town. In 1934 Hanno Kompus designed its main gate, and the newer part was later shaped by landscape architect Nora Tammoja. The quiet forest setting has drawn many notable people. Writers Jaan Kärner and Ain Kaalep rest here, as do linguist Johannes Silvet, actor and theatre director Leopold Hansen and chemist Ivan Kondakov. State Auditor Karl Soonpää, choir conductor Ants Sööt and astronomer Charles Villmann are buried here too. There is also a cenotaph for officer Hugo Kulbok, who died in 1942 far from home.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Elva kalmistu rajati 1924. aastal linna servas asuvasse parkmetsa. Peavärava kavandas 1934. aastal Hanno Kompus ja kalmistu uue osa kujundas maastikuarhitekt Nora Tammoja. Vaiksesse metsa on maetud mitmeid tuntud inimesi. Siin puhkavad kirjanikud Jaan Kärner ja Ain Kaalep, keeleteadlane Johannes Silvet, näitleja ja lavastaja Leopold Hansen ning keemik Ivan Kondakov. Siia on maetud ka riigikontrolör Karl Soonpää, koorijuht Ants Sööt ning füüsik ja astronoom Charles Villmann. Kalmistul on ka sõjaväelase Hugo Kulboki kenotaaf.