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Vedu manor cemetery

German: Fehtenhof

Vedu manor cemetery

This small burial ground was laid out in the 19th century, probably by the Stackelbergs, who then owned Vedu manor. It lies about 600 metres west of the manor centre. An 1896 estate map shows the spot as a park with circular paths, and a map from 1912 names it Kabelimets, the chapel wood. The cemetery is unusually round, about 10 metres across, and is ringed by ten granite posts. Grooves in the posts once held a wooden rail. On one post the rail could be lifted away, which shows where the gate was. Today the site is abandoned. Two sunken, probably looted graves and parts of one grave marker survive. Nobody knows how many people rest here.

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

Eesti keeles

Kalmistu rajasid 19. sajandil arvatavasti Vedu mõisa tollased omanikud Stackelbergid. See asub mõisa südamest umbes 600 meetrit läänes. 1896. aasta mõisakaardil on koht kujutatud ringjate teedega pargina, 1912. aasta kaardil kannab ala nime Kabelimets. Kalmistu on haruldaselt ringikujuline, läbimõõduga umbes 10 meetrit, ja seda piirab kümme graniitposti. Postide süvendites oli kunagi piirdelatt. Ühel postil saab lati vabalt ära võtta, mis näitab, et seal oli värav. Praegu on kalmistu maha jäetud. Säilinud on kaks sisselangenud, tõenäoliselt rüüstatud hauda ja ühe hauatähise osad. Maetute arv pole teada.

Map of the area around Vedu manor cemetery
58.49620° N, 26.75490° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

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