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Priimetsa Cemetery

Priimetsa cemetery in Valga is one of the largest burial places of the War of Independence. More than 300 men lie here, but not all could be identified. Its monument, unveiled on 11 October 1925, lists 154 names and mentions 152 unknown men. It is a modest grey granite obelisk on a stepped base. It was knocked down in September 1940. It was set upright in July 1941, toppled again after the Second World War and buried. On 27 November 1988 it was unveiled again on the same spot, rebuilt from its original parts. Priimetsa was also the site of German prisoner-of-war camps in the Second World War, where an estimated 5,000 to 15,000 Soviet prisoners were killed. A separate monument marks the camp.

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

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Valga Priimetsa kalmistu on üks suurimaid Vabadussõjas langenute matmispaiku. Siia on maetud üle 300 mehe, kuid kõiki ei õnnestunud tuvastada. 11. oktoobril 1925 avatud mälestussambal on 154 nime ja märge 152 tundmatu kohta. See on tagasihoidlik hallist graniidist obelisk astmelisel alusel. Septembris 1940 lükati sammas ümber, juulis 1941 tõsteti see taas püsti, pärast Teist maailmasõda lükati uuesti maha ja maeti. 27. novembril 1988 avati sammas algsetest osadest taastatuna samas kohas uuesti. Priimetsas asusid Teise maailmasõja ajal ka Saksa sõjavangilaagrid, kus hukkus hinnanguliselt 5000 kuni 15 000 Nõukogude sõjavangi. Laagri kohta tähistab eraldi mälestusmärk.

Map of the area around Priimetsa Cemetery
57.78301° N, 26.04790° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

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