Bauska Freedom Monument Memorial site

The monument is located near Bauska Castle, on the banks of the River Mēmele.

It is dedicated to the memory of all Latvian soldiers who died in the Latvian War of In dependence, and it was built using donations by Bauska residents and organisations. The inscription on the monument reads: “Par Latvijas brīvību kritušiem 1915–1920” (For the Ones Fallen for the Freedom of Latvia 1915–1920), with the lines by the poet Vilis Plūdonis engraved in the monument: “Tik tas ir liels, kas spēj priekš citiem mirt. Kam ausis dzirdēt, tas lai dzird!” (Only he is great, who can die for others. Who has the ears to hear, let them hear!) The monument was unveiled in 1929, with a church ser vice at Bauska Church of the Holy Spirit, an address by the President of Latvia Gustavs Zemgals, and a parade by the home guards, schoolchildren and other organisa tions.