Elva Cemetery

Elva Cemetery
Elva kalmistu
Details
Established1924
Location
CountryEstonia

Elva Cemetery (Estonian: Elva kalmistu) is a cemetery in a forest park on the edge of the city of Elva, Estonia. The address of the cemetery is Vaikne tänav 39.

History

Elva Cemetery was established in 1924.[1][2] The main gate was designed by Hanno Kompus in 1934.[2] The new part of the cemetery was designed by the landscape architect Nora Tammoja.[2]

Notable people

Notable people interred at Elva Cemetery include the following:

  • Leopold Hansen (1879–1964), actor and theater director[1]
  • Richard Janno (1900–1942), writer and journalist
  • Ain Kaalep (1926–2020), writer
  • Jaan Kärner (1891–1958), writer
  • Ivan Kondakov (1857–1931), chemist[1]
  • Hugo Kulbok (1890–1942), soldier (cenotaph)
  • Jim Ollinovski (1974–1993), writer
  • Daniel Palgi (1899–1988), literary critic
  • Jaan Rommot (1941–2010), television director
  • Johannes Silvet (1895–1979), linguist[1]
  • Karl-Johannes Soonpää (1895–1944), politician and civil servant
  • Ants Sööt (1935–2013), choir director
  • Endel Varep (1915–1988), geographer[1]
  • Ago Viljari (1910–1989), theologian
  • Charles Villmann (1923–1992), physicist and astronomer
  • Vadim Želnin (1909–1996), meteorologist[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Joosep, Arnold (September 7, 2013). "Elva kalmistu ajaloost". Elva postipoiss. No. 2. p. 5. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Elva kalmistu". Kalmistute register Haudi. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

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