Monument to the soldiers who fell in the War of Independence
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Located in the Raiskums cemetery near the chapel.
The monument to the soldiers who fell in the battles of Cēsis was unveiled on September 7, 1930. The monument was carved from local red-gray granite by Cēsis stonemason A. Sproģis, after his own design. The monument was restored in 2001.
At the event commemorating the 93rd anniversary of the Battle of Cēsis, retired Lieutenant Colonel Ēvalds Krieviņš revealed to those present that it was in Raiskums parish near Auciemmuiža in 1919 that the fate of not only Vidzeme, but also Latvia and partly Europe was decided.
“Here, the Estonian regiment heroically withstood the attack of the Iron Division and shot down the first plane during the War of Independence,” says Ēvalds Krieviņš.
Used sources and references:
Lismanis, J. 1915-1920. In memory of battles and fallen soldiers: Memorial sites of the First World War and the Latvian Liberation Struggle. Riga: NIMS, 1999
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