Viesīte Freedom Monument Memorialinis vieta

The Viesīte Freedom Monument is a symbol of freedom, independence, and remembrance.

1919 Viesīte defenders' fight against Bermontians. Opened in 1935 On October 14, 1919, soldiers of the Third Jelgava Infantry Regiment, together with the Viesīte-Sauka-Vārenbrokas defenders' unit, stopped the Bermontians' attack at the Viesīte Vale hill. As a result of the victory, the advance of Bermontians' units in the direction of Augskurzeme and Latgale was stopped. A memorial site with a monument is being created in honor of this fact. The Viesīte Freedom Monument depicts a freedom fighter greeting the sun with the Latvian flag in his hands. It is a symbol of freedom, independence and remembrance. "Freedom is the life of the people" - these words are engraved on the monument. The author of the monument's design is sculptor V. Jākobsons, and the stonemason V. Treijs carved it in Finnish granite. Opened on August 11, 1935.

Every year on Lāčplēsis Day, a Torchlight Procession takes place through the town of Viesīte to the Freedom Monument, honoring the Latvian freedom fighters who gave their lives and fell for their fatherland.