Memorial or cemetery
Monument to the War of Independence in Põlva
Next to the gate of Põlva church stands the memorial to local men killed in the War of Independence and the First World War. Aleksander Eller's design won the competition, the stone was cut by a Räpina firm and the bronze plaques were cast in Tartu; it was unveiled on 29 July 1928. In 1946 it was blown apart and villagers were ordered to clear the rubble, but the larger pieces were hauled by horse a few hundred metres into the bushes, where they lay hidden for decades. On 29 July 1989 it rose again, partly from its original stones, with the old damage still visible.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Põlva kiriku värava kõrval seisab mälestussammas Vabadussõjas ja Esimeses maailmasõjas langenud kohalikele meestele. Kavandivõistluse võitis Aleksander Eller, kivitöö tegi Räpina firma ja pronksplaadid valati Tartus; sammas avati 29. juulil 1928. 1946. aastal see lõhuti ning kohalikel kästi rusud koristada, kuid suuremad tükid veeti hobusega paarsada meetrit eemale võssa, kus need püsisid peidus aastakümneid. 29. juulil 1989 tõusis sammas uuesti, osaliselt vanadest kividest, ja vanad kahjustused on obeliskil tänini näha.
Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%B5lva_Vabaduss%C3%B5ja_m%C3%A4lestussammas ↗