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Memorial or cemetery · 1903

Rahumäe Cemetery

Rahumäe Cemetery

Rahumäe in Nõmme was opened in 1903 on 29 hectares of pine forest to serve fast-growing Tallinn, and its shaded paths are full of chapels and gravestones by well-known sculptors. Several congregations bury here, and a Jewish section, the New Jewish Cemetery, was added in 1911. The writer Jaan Kross, the sculptor Jaan Koort, the decathlete Aleksander Klumberg and the rock drummer Gunnar Graps are among those who lie here. In 2019 vandals knocked over five gravestones in the Jewish section and painted a swastika nearby.

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

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Nõmmel asuv Rahumäe kalmistu avati 1903. aastal 29 hektaril männimetsas, et teenida kiiresti kasvavat Tallinna, ja selle varjulised teed on täis kabeleid ning tuntud kujurite hauamonumente. Siia matavad mitu kogudust ning 1911. aastal lisandus juudi osa ehk uus juudi kalmistu. Siin puhkavad teiste seas kirjanik Jaan Kross, kujur Jaan Koort, kümnevõistleja Aleksander Klumberg ja rokktrummar Gunnar Graps. 2019. aastal lükkasid vandaalid juudi osas ümber viis hauakivi ja maalisid lähedale haakristi.

Map of the area around Rahumäe Cemetery
59.39194° N, 24.70500° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahum%C3%A4e_Cemetery ↗

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