Elva Cemetery Explained

Elva Cemetery
Native Name:	Elva kalmistu
Native Name Lang:	et
Established:	1924
Country:	Estonia
Location:	Elva

Elva Cemetery (et|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 .^[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]
• (1890–1942), soldier (cenotaph)
• (1974–1993), writer
• (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
• (1935–2013), choir director
• (1915–1988), geographer^[1]
• (1910–1989), theologian
• (1923–1992), physicist and astronomer
• (1909–1996), meteorologist^[1]

Notes and References

1. News: Joosep . Arnold . Elva kalmistu ajaloost . July 24, 2024 . Elva postipoiss . 2 . September 7, 2013 . 5.
2. Web site: Elva kalmistu . Kalmistute register Haudi. July 24, 2024.