Monument to the participants and fallen of the War of Independence
Memorial site
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Located in the Center Cemetery, Barkava Parish, Madona Region.
Not far from Barkava St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church.
A monument to the participants and victims of the Latvian War of Independence can be seen. The monument was unveiled on November 11, 2018. It was initiated by Janīna Liepiņa, a history teacher at Barkava Primary School.
It is made of black, polished granite and consists of a cross with two memorial plaques on both sides, in which the names of 47 countrymen who took part in the Latvian War of Independence, who fell or received the Lāčplēsis War Order, and the names of the Barkavis killed.
The following can be seen: The monument to the soldier Jezups Rentsāns, who fell in the War of Independence, and the monument to Aleksandrs Lakstīgals, a soldier of the 1st Liepaja Infantry Regiment.
The monument to Alexander Lakstīgals was unveiled in 1936. August 30. It was discovered by the commander of the 17th Rezekne Defense Regiment Zarāns.
The monument to the soldier of the 1st Liepaja Infantry Regiment was built by the 10th company of the 17th Rezekne Guard Regiment for donated funds.
Used sources and references:
Laimdota Ivanova, "An overview of the graves, memorials and monuments of the fallen in the Latvian War of Independence and the 1905 revolution in the Madona district". 2004
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