Latvian archers' Brothers' graves Memorial site

It is located near the Nītaure Orthodox Church, next to II. for the memorial ensemble of soldiers of the Soviet army of the World War.

On September 2, 1934, the graves of the shooters and unknown soldiers, who fell in a clash with the Germans near Nītaure in September 1917, were consecrated.

Chronological order in the construction of graves:

In September 1917, the front line was strengthened in the section Saulkrasti-Līgatne-Nītaure-Lobes ezers (near Krapa)-Koknese. On the road Mālpils-Peļni-Nītaure, the 6th Tukum and 5th Zemgale regiments had their last clash with the enemy - German troops. Colonel Jukums Väetis said about it:
"After this battle there was a lull on the front."
The fallen were buried near the Orthodox church in Nītaure and in various places of clashes in the section Mālpils-Peļni-Nītaure.

1922 newspaper "Latvijas Kareivis" No. 113.21.05 in the article "Historical battle memorials" it is mentioned that "The grave of the Brothers of Latvian Riflemen is still located in Nītaure, where clashes with the Germans also took place".

On July 17, 1929, a commission went to Nītauri to look at the burials, which found that in Nītauri, around 100 soldiers from the Russian army were buried near the Orthodox church (you should know, Latvian rifle regiments were founded as part of the Russian army), while 6 Latvian riflemen were buried near the Lutheran burial chamber. : Otto Bērziņš (5th Zemgale Regiment), Kārkliņš (6th Tukuma Rifle Regiment), Alfrēds Bedrītis (fell near Cēsis in the Liberation Battle in 1919), Sviļums (archer), Žanis Krūtainis (5th Zemgale Regiment) and an unknown Latvian soldier .

In 1933, the archers buried near Pelņi's house were reburied in Mālpils cemetery, while the remains of fallen soldiers in some places in More parish were transferred to the Nītaure Brothers' cemetery near the Nītaure Orthodox Church. 6 fallen soldiers who were buried in the Lutheran cemetery were also reburied here.

In the funds of the Cēsi Museum, there is a photograph of an unknown author, which shows the graves of the Brothers in Nītaure before World War II. world war.

After II. During World War II, the Soviet soldiers who died in the battles near Nītaura and More were buried in these cemeteries, and all evidence that the graves of the Latvian Riflemen Brothers were located here were removed. In 1984, the currently visible memorial ensemble of Soviet soldiers or Red Army men was created.

Thus, the memorial place of Latvian fighters was wiped off the ground.

In 2017, thanks to the initiative and work of Dace Eipures, a local history enthusiast and environmental guide of Nītaure, a new memorial was created in the territory of the old Brothers' graves.

You can familiarize yourself with the history of the memorial site and World War I in Nītaure in the "Latvian history adventures in Nītaure" program of the environmental guide Dace Eipure, by calling in advance and requesting a visit +371 29156765!