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Monument to the War of Independence in Lalsi

Kolga-Jaani parish had two War of Independence monuments, an arrangement unique in Estonia. The one at Kolga-Jaani honoured Lutherans. This one, beside the Orthodox church at Lalsi, honoured the 13 Orthodox men of the parish who fell. It was unveiled on 19 September 1926. On 23 June 1941 the Soviet regime pushed it over. It was raised again and reopened on 19 July 1942. In October 1944 it was toppled once more, but it fell face down, so nobody bothered to smash it. It lay there through the whole Soviet era. On 19 June 1988 it was raised and reopened, the first War of Independence monument in Soviet Estonia to be publicly restored.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Kolga-Jaani kihelkonnas oli kaks Vabadussõja mälestussammast, mis on Eestis ainulaadne. Kolga-Jaani sammas oli pühendatud luterlastele, see Lalsi kiriku juures olev aga 13 langenud õigeusklikule kihelkonnakaaslasele. Sammas avati 19. septembril 1926. Nõukogude võim lükkas selle 23. juunil 1941 ümber. Sammas taastati ja avati uuesti 19. juulil 1942. Oktoobris 1944 lükati see taas pikali, kuid kuna see kukkus esiküljega maa poole, jäeti see lõhkumata. Nii lebas sammas kogu nõukogude aja. 19. juunil 1988 avati see uuesti. See oli esimene Vabadussõja mälestussammas Eesti NSV-s, mis avalikult ja pidulikult taasavati.

Map of the area around Monument to the War of Independence in Lalsi
58.48395° N, 26.02903° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

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