Memorial to the captain of the Latvian and Estonian hero Anton Irva (1886-1919)
Memorialinis vieta

Located in Plāņi Parish near Strenči, 3rd kilometer of Strenči-Valka highway.

The idea to build a monument on the site of the battle with the Bolsheviks on April 27, 1919, Captain Anton Irvs, commander of the Estonian Armored Army Division, originated in the 1930s. In November 1937, the jury of the sculpture committee awarded the first prize to the sculptor Ernst Jõesaar out of 14 monument projects submitted to the competition.
In 1939, the foundation stone of the monument was laid, as evidenced by the author's mark and year engraved in front of the base. However, the construction of the monument itself could not be started before the communist occupation.

The idea to build a monument was restored after the two countries regained their independence, and it was unveiled on April 23, 1994.

In front of the base of the monument is the year "1939", which is divided by a stylized sign made by the sculptor's initials "EJ". On the other side of the monument is the text “ESHL 1994” (Eesti Söjahaudade Hoolde Lüt, translated by the Estonian Soldiers' Cemetery Association).

Note. Antons Irvs is buried in the Viljandi cemetery in Estonia.