Elva Cemetery

Elva Cemetery
Elva Cemetery
Elva kalmistu
	Interactive map of Elva Cemetery
Details
Established	1924
Location	Elva
Country	Estonia

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. The main gate was designed by Hanno Kompus in 1934. The new part of the cemetery was designed by the landscape architect Nora Tammoja [et].

Notable people

Notable people interred at Elva Cemetery include the following:

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

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Joosep, Arnold (September 7, 2013). "Elva kalmistu ajaloost". Elva postipoiss. No. 2. p. 5. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
1 2 3 "Elva kalmistu". Kalmistute register Haudi. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

58°12′38″N 26°25′22″E / 58.210639°N 26.422753°E / 58.210639; 26.422753

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[Joosep-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Joosep, Arnold (September 7, 2013). "Elva kalmistu ajaloost". Elva postipoiss. No. 2. p. 5. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[Haudi-2] 1 2 3 "Elva kalmistu". Kalmistute register Haudi. Retrieved July 24, 2024.