Ambla Cemetery

Ambla Cemetery
Ambla Cemetery gate
Details
Location	Ambla
Country	Estonia
Coordinates	59°11′28″N 25°50′23″E
Size	3.30 ha

Ambla Cemetery (Estonian: Ambla kalmistu), also Ambla Churchyard (Estonian: Ambla kirkuaed), is a cemetery in the town of Ambla in Järva County, Estonia.[1] The cemetery is located at Light Street 2 (Valguse tee 2). It surrounds Ambla Church.

Memorials

Ambla War of Independence Monument

Poiss moonidega (Boy with Poppies)

The following memorials are located in Ambla Cemetery:

• The Ambla War of Independence Monument, created by Anton Starkopf[2]
• Poiss moonidega (Boy with Poppies), created by Anton Starkopf for the grave of Lothar Arenschild (1917–1922)[3]

Notable burials

Grave of Marie Knüpffer (1851–1887)

Grave of Baron Friedrich Wrangell (1849–1874)

The following persons are buried in the cemetery:

• Friedrich von Hoyningen-Huene [et] (1843–1921), lepidopterist[4]
• Jakob Kents [et] (1883–1947), geographer[5]
• Marie Knüpffer (1851–1887), wife of Georg Knüpffer [et], pastor of Saint Mary's Parish of Ambla [et] (1877–1891)
• Teet Lunts (1902–1941), naturalist[6]
• Karl Gustav von Maydell (1788–1857), owner of Kuru Manor [et] and member of the House of Maydell
• Marie Julianne von Maydell (1794–1874), member of the House of Maydell
• Mathilde Marie Elisabeth von Maydell (1826–1896), member of the House of Maydell
• Baron Friedrich Wrangell (1849–1874), Russian naval lieutenant

References

1. "3991 Ambla kirikuaed ja kalmistu". Kultuurimälestiste register. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
2. "27118 Vabadussõja mälestussammas". Kultuurimälestiste register. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
3. Felt, Silja (November 12, 2022). "Restauraator: Ambla kirikaia moonipoiss on kõige ilusam ja helgem hauaskulptuur tervel Maarjamaal". Tre raadio. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
4. "Friedrich von Hoyningen-Huene (1843–1921)". EEVA: Digital Text Repository for Older Estonian Literature. University of Tartu. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
5. Varep, Endel (January 27, 1983). "Dotsent Jakob Kents 1883–1947". TRÜ: Tartu Riiklik Ülikool. No. 2. p. 3. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
6. "Õpilasring kujundas Teet Luntsust loodusvaatleja". Järva teataja. July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2025.

External links

Media related to Ambla Cemetery at Wikimedia Commons