Kauhava, Kauhavan alueseurakunnan sankarihautausmaa
- Period
- 1940
- Category
- War cemetery
- Location accuracy
- Precise location
A war cemetery where those who fell in the wars are buried. 218 graves. Memorial designed by Johannes Haapasalo. Unveiled 1947.
Muistomerkin teksti: ”Rukoileva sotilas”
Access and getting there
Osoite: Kirkkotie 5, 62200 Kauhava. Muistopaikka. Käyttäydy kunnioittavasti ja noudata alueen omia ohjeita.
Related photographs
Photographs of the same subject from the same municipality. They do not show this site — each caption says what it actually shows.
Recorded casualties in the area
- Kauhava
- 19
The recorded place of death is usually a parish or village rather than an exact point, so the figure describes the area around the site. Names of the fallen are not shown.
Sotasampo · Kansallisarkisto, menehtyneet 1939–1945
Archive photographs nearby
Wartime photographs taken near this site.
Photographs: SA-kuva, CC BY 4.0.
Nearby
One site is rarely a trip on its own. These are the closest others.
- Karjalaan jääneiden vainajien muistomerkki, KauhavaKauhava · Memorial50 m
- 1939-1944 talvi- ja jatkosodan sankarien muistomerkki, KauhavaKauhava · Memorial60 m
- Sotasairaalan muistolaattaKauhava · Memorial1,9 km
- Talvisotaan lähdön muistolaattaKauhava · Memorial2,1 km
- Kauhavan veteraanien muistomerkkiKauhava · Memorial2,3 km
- 1918 vapaussodan sankarien muistomerkki, KauhavaKauhava · Memorial2,8 km
Sources, licences and accuracy
Location accuracy: Precise location
Verification: 2026-07-31 (remote)
- Sotasampo (WarSampo) — h0716_1 (CC BY 4.0)