Stele "To the Heroes of the War of Independence" in Jaunjelgava
Memorialinis vieta

A memorial plaque is dedicated to the knights of the Lāčplēsis War Order born in the Jaunjelgava region. The stele was unveiled on November 2, 2017. The names and years of life of the knights of the Lāčplēsis Order who came from the specific region are engraved on the approximately two-meter-high memorial plaque. On the other side of the stele is the text: “To the Heroes of the Latvian Freedom Struggle on the Centenary of Latvia”

"The installation of such standard memorial signs dedicated to the heroes of the Latvian War of Independence of 1918-1920 in all regions of Latvia is taking place in accordance with the project "Remember the Lāčplēšis", which was initiated last year by the Information Center of the Ministry of Defence and the Young Guard. The approximately two-meter-high memorial stele was created from gray Finnish granite after a design by artist Jānis Strupulis.