Memorial to Cesvaine residents who fell in World War I and the War of Independence at the Cesvaine Lutheran Church
Memorial site
Located in Cesvaine Lutheran Church and church grounds.
A memorial to parishioners who fell in World War I and the War of Independence can be seen in the church.
In memory of the residents of Cesvaine and its surroundings who fell in the freedom struggle, a memorial site was renovated and consecrated in the church in 2004 with a dedication in poetry by the writer Augusts Saulies.
The plaque also contains all 34 surnames that were engraved on the old plaque. The wooden altar was made by local craftsman Juris Neimanis.
In the church garden, you can visit the memorial site for the victims of the communist genocide, opened and consecrated on March 25, 2003, in the center of which is a monument created by sculptor Bērtulis Buls.
The roof and foundations of the tower of the Cesvaine Evangelical Lutheran Church were damaged during World War II. In the post-war years, the organ, altar, pulpit, and lead frames of the window glass were destroyed. On March 29, 1964, the last service was held in the church, but in 1978, architect Maija Elizabete Menģele developed a reconstruction project for the church for its use as a house of traditions. In 1985, a group of craftsmen was formed to carry out interior reconstruction work. The first service was held in the partially renovated church on August 25, 1990, led by Archbishop Kārlis Gailītis (1936–1992). In 1994, the construction work of the altar and pulpit was completed. On August 17, 2002, Archbishop Jānis Vanags consecrated the partially restored organ.
Source: http://www.cesvaine.lv/turisms/apskates-objekti-cesvaines-novada/cesvaines-luteranu-baznica.html







