Gulbene City Old Cemetery Jāņkalniņš Memorial site
Gulbene City Old Cemetery Jāņkalniņš. Source: Gulbene Municipality Agency “Gulbene Tourism and Cultural Heritage Center”
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57.1835,26.7522
Gulbenes Vecie kapi, Gulbene, Gulbenes nov., Latvia
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Gulbenes tūrisma un kultūrvēsturiskā mantojuma centrs
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Located in the Old Cemetery of Gulbene on Miera Street.
In 1934, a memorial stone was unveiled at the Gulbene Old Cemetery in Jāņkalniņas to the fallen soldiers of the 1st (4th) Valmiera Infantry Regiment.
Monument and burial place to the soldiers of the 1st (4th) Valmiera Infantry Regiment, who fell in May 1919, liberating Vecgulbene from the Bolsheviks - in the Old Cemetery in Jāņkalniņa. In 1934, with the care of the Gulbene defenders, a monument was erected, which miraculously (possibly due to the fact that it was deeply embedded in bushes and weeds) remained undamaged throughout the Soviet era.
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GNVMM Museum Collection
Good afternoon! We would like to recommend that this information be placed in a memorial place in Jāņkalniņi. To my surprise, I only discovered this place last weekend. I, and some other visitors to the memorial, had a question about the inscription in 1934. May 31. So no one could remember reading about any important events on this date. With respect and trust that you will consider the suggestion.