Those of you who read my Highgate Cemetery post or spotted Captiva’s Historic Cemetery in one of my Florida posts, know that I like to seek out cemeteries on my travels.
Last summer, when in Estonia’s seaside town Haapsalu, I found an old cemetery for a little stroll.
Apparently in 1773, the lady of the Uuemõisa Manor – Mrs Barbara von Richter – donated a piece of land for the use of the Haapsalu Lutheran church.
The donated plot was located in a field far from the buildings of the town of Haapsalu.
The cemetery was built on this field on August 6th, 1773.
Later, in the 19th – 20th century, the fields between the cemetery and the town were divided into plots for housing.
Compared to London’s Highgate, this cemetery is quite unpretentious.
It was very peaceful – there wasn’t anyone around.
An Estonian poet and writer, Ernst Enno (1875-1934), is buried here but I did not spot his grave.
These graves seem to be quite tiny and closer inspection tells you that they are for babies.
As I was leaving, I spotted some beetles going about their day.
Do you like visiting cemeteries?
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The Life and Travels of Mrs Suvi 
Funny, it’s the second time today that I read about cemeteries in Finland. Who knew this would turn out to be such an interesting topic 🙂
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Thank you for reading! Actually this cemetery is from Estonia but close enough 🙂
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Ha! That’s what happens when you don’t read the first sentence… My bad. No less interesting though!
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I am very glad that You visited cemeteries. Cemeteries tell history and offer incredible beautiful art. My favorite cemetery is in Paris – Père-Lachaise. I have been there thrice and every time it offers surprises. In Finland we have everywhere beautiful and well-kept cemeteries which are worth for a visit.
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Ooh Paris cemeteries are on my list. During my last visit to the city I didn’t have the time to visit any even though I’d marked them on the map.
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Yes, I do! I did a post on cemeteries once, and I have even found one already in my new city and hope to ramble around in there some day soon.
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Sounds exciting! In Cologne I found an interesting cemetery but when I got there I was greeted by a man who was closing up. I didn’t have time to go back on an other day, so that was that… Too bad!
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I always try to visit local cemeteries when traveling. Somehow I feel like those are so atmospheric places and tell different stories about the local culture. I loved the photos you had taken! 🙂
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I totally agree! Although I would rather visit an old cemetery than a very modern one.
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When I lived in Italy the family said that for some reason Finns always visit cemeteries. 😀 I did that too!
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Hehe, maybe it’s a Finnish thing 🙂
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Very peaceful place, and yes, I love to walk around cemeteries, there is a special feeling, thinking how those people have lived, how old they were, somewhere is the whole family died at the same time. So many stories…
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Yes, this is so true. I still haven’t made it to Hietaniemi cemetery even though I go past it by bus every day!
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