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Rõngu
Tartumaa

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Vabadussõja mälestusmärk

Independence Monument

Aleksander Eller & Villu Jaanisoo
1934/1995

Description

Granite statue of a standing woman on large pedestal, on which a relief of a man with a sword.

Inscription(s)

vabaduse- sõjas langenub kangelasi mälestab rõngu kihelkond	1918 1920 tuleme ka hauast kui vajab me abi kodumaa
Independence to commemorate the fallen heroes of Rõngu parish	Translation??

Annotation

The original monument was made by Eller and unveiled 30 September 1934. In October 1940 it was vandalized, but restored in 1941. In 1948 it was destroyed. It was restored by the sculptor Villu Jaanison and re-unveiled 21 May 1995.

Sculptors

Aleksander Eller (Tartu 1891 - Tarti 1971), Estonian sculptor (Wikipedia).
Villu Jaanisoo (Tallinn 1963), Finnish-Estonian sculptor, works in Pirkkala and Helsinki (Website).

Sources & Information

Kultuurimälestiste riiklik register, Mälestised, No. 27172.

Locatie (N 58°8'32" - E 26°14'48") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ee116; Photograph: 9 July 2013
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