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Monument to the War of Independence in Nõva

The War of Independence memorial in Nõva churchyard, on the remote coast of Lääne County, was unveiled on 9 September 1928 and was probably destroyed even before the Second World War. In summer 1989 the sculptors Al Paldrok, Olav Villmann and Rait Pärg cut the parts of an exact copy from Kaarma dolomite at Upa on Saaremaa, and the new monument was unveiled on the old spot on 6 August 1989. Extra plaques on either side now carry the names of local people killed or gone missing between 1940 and 1956.

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

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Läänemaa kauge ranniku ääres Nõva kirikuaias asuv Vabadussõja mälestussammas avati 9. septembril 1928 ja hävitati tõenäoliselt juba enne Teist maailmasõda. 1989. aasta suvel raiusid skulptorid Al Paldrok, Olav Villmann ja Rait Pärg Saaremaal Upal Kaarma dolomiidist täpse koopia detailid ning uus sammas avati vanas kohas 6. augustil 1989. Samba kõrval on nüüd lisatahvlid kohalike inimeste nimedega, kes hukkusid või jäid kadunuks aastatel 1940–1956.

Map of the area around Monument to the War of Independence in Nõva
59.22073° N, 23.68901° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%B5va_Vabaduss%C3%B5ja_m%C3%A4lestussammas ↗

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