Jump to content

Rahumäe Cemetery

Coordinates: 59°23′31″N 24°42′18″E / 59.39194°N 24.70500°E / 59.39194; 24.70500
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Rahumäe cemetery)


Rahumäe Cemetery
Rahumäe kalmistu
The main entrance to Rahumäe Cemetery
Map
Details
Established1903
Location
CountryEstonia
Coordinates59°23′31″N 24°42′18″E / 59.39194°N 24.70500°E / 59.39194; 24.70500
WebsiteOfficial site
Find a GraveRahumäe Cemetery
Rahumäe kalmistu

Rahumäe Cemetery (Estonian: Rahumäe kalmistu) is a cemetery located at Rahumäe in Nõmme District, Tallinn, Estonia. This municipal cemetery was established in 1903 on 29 hectares of land to meet the needs of the growing population of Tallinn. A number of congregations are present including a Jewish section established in 1911. This forested cemetery is notable for its many works by famous sculptures and chapels present within its grounds.

Jewish section

[edit]

The Jewish section (also called New Jewish Cemetery) was established in 1911. Its area is about 1 ha.[1] In 2019, five unknown perpetrators pushed over five gravestones and spray painted a swastika nearby.[2]

Notable interments

[edit]
[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Tallinna entsüklopeedia [Encyclopedia of Tallinn]. Volume I (A-M) (in Estonian). Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastuse AS. 2004. p. 146.
  2. ^ "Jewish graves vandalized in Tallinn". ERR. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
[edit]