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Monument to the War of Independence in Nissi

The memorial in Nissi churchyard at Riisipere, to the men of Nissi parish who fell in the First World War and the War of Independence, was unveiled on 18 June 1933. It was smashed in autumn 1945 and stayed gone for more than half a century, until sculptors of the Ars Monumentaal workshop rebuilt it and it was reopened on 30 June 2000. Plaques added on either side now list the people of Nissi killed in the Second World War, in the resistance and through political violence between 1940 and 1985.

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

Eesti keeles

Riisiperes Nissi kirikuaias asuv mälestussammas Esimeses maailmasõjas ja Vabadussõjas langenud Nissi kihelkonna meestele avati 18. juunil 1933. 1945. aasta sügisel see lõhuti ja oli kadunud üle poole sajandi, kuni Ars Monumentaali skulptorid selle taastasid ning sammas avati uuesti 30. juunil 2000. Kõrvale lisatud tahvlitel on nüüd Teises maailmasõjas, vastupanuliikumises ja poliitilise vägivalla läbi aastatel 1940–1985 hukkunud nissilaste nimed.

Map of the area around Monument to the War of Independence in Nissi
59.10396° N, 24.31002° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissi_Vabaduss%C3%B5ja_m%C3%A4lestussammas ↗

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