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Monument to the War of Independence in Valga

The War of Independence memorial in Valga's Priimetsa cemetery was unveiled on 11 October 1925. Its history is one of being knocked down and stood up again: pushed over in September 1940, raised again in July 1941, and after the Second World War toppled once more and buried. On 27 November 1988 it was reopened on the same spot, put back together from its original pieces. Valga has a second War of Independence memorial in the town park.

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

Eesti keeles

Valga Priimetsa kalmistul asuv Vabadussõja mälestussammas avati 11. oktoobril 1925. Selle lugu on ümberlükkamise ja uuesti püstitamise lugu: 1940. aasta septembris aeti sammas ümber, 1941. aasta juulis tõsteti see uuesti püsti ning pärast Teist maailmasõda lükati taas ümber ja maeti maha. 27. novembril 1988 avati see samas kohas uuesti, kokku pandud originaaltükkidest. Valga linnapargis on ka teine Vabadussõja mälestussammas.

Map of the area around Monument to the War of Independence in Valga
57.78342° N, 26.04800° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valga-Priimetsa_Vabaduss%C3%B5ja_m%C3%A4lestussammas ↗

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