Rahumäe cemetery
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Rahumäe cemetery is a cemetery located at Rahumäe
in Nõmme District
, Tallinn
, Estonia
. This municipal cemetery was established in 1903 on 29 hectares of land to meet the needs of the growing population of Tallinn. A number of congregations are present including a Jewish section established in 1909. This forested cemetery is notable for its many works by famous sculpturs and chapels present within its grounds.
Rahumäe
Rahumäe is a subdistrict in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 3,014 , population density is .Rahumäe has a station on the Elektriraudtee western route....
in Nõmme District
Nõmme
Nõmme is one of the 8 administrative districts of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 38,168 and covers an area of , population density is...
, Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
, Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
. This municipal cemetery was established in 1903 on 29 hectares of land to meet the needs of the growing population of Tallinn. A number of congregations are present including a Jewish section established in 1909. This forested cemetery is notable for its many works by famous sculpturs and chapels present within its grounds.
Notable interments
- Gunnar GrapsGunnar GrapsGunnar Graps-Grafs was a popular Estonian musician and one of the pioneers of hard rock in Estonia and Soviet Union. He has sold hundreds of thousands of records all over the world and in 2004 Graps was given a lifetime award at Estonian Music Awards...
- Aleksander Klumberg
- Jaan KrossJaan Kross-Early life:Born in Tallinn, Estonia, studied Jacob Westholm´s Grammar school, Kross attended the University of Tartu and graduated from its School of Law...
- Teodor LippmaaTeodor LippmaaTeodor Lippmaa was a noted Estonian botanist. He was the president of the Estonian Naturalists' Society in 1939–1942....
- Konstantin MärskaKonstantin MärskaKonstantin Märska was an Estonian cinematographer.Märska is buried at the Rahumäe cemetery in Tallinn.-External links:...
- Natalie MeiNatalie MeiNatalie Mei was an Estonian painter and graphic artist.Born on the Estonian island of Hiiumaa, Natalie Mei was one of three daughters of a ship's captain...
- Kristjan RaudKristjan RaudKristjan Raud was an Estonian painter and draughtsman.His parents were Jaan Raud and his wife Henriette Loviisa Raud...
- Julius SeljamaaJulius SeljamaaJulius Seljamaa was an Estonian politician and diplomat. From 1933 to 1936 he was the Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was born in Sindi , studied from 1899 to 1902 in Riga and became a teacher and later director at a school in Taali in the Tori Parish from 1902 until 1909...
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