Monument to the memory of the people of Smilteni who fell in the War of Independence
Memorial site

Located in the Smiltene Lutheran Cemetery at 11 Vaļņu Street.

The monument in memory of the people of Smilteni who fell in the War of Independence was opened and consecrated on November 7, 1937. The monument is built of concrete and covered with Allaži travertine slabs. The monument was designed by architect Verners Witands and sculptor Matīss Plukas.

In front of the monument, on October 31, 1937, the remains of Lieutenant Pēteris Krievs, a Cavalier of the Lāčplēsis War Order who fell in the Battle of Airītē on March 6, 1919, were reburied from the family grave. On November 7, 1937, a black granite memorial plaque was placed at his grave.

Several fallen Latvian riflemen and Latvian army soldiers who fell in the War of Independence are buried in the cemetery. In the Smiltene Evangelical Lutheran Church, on both sides of the altar, on October 2, 1927, dean Kārlis Kundziņš consecrated 2 white marble memorial plaques.