Kurikka, Kurikan sankarihaudat
- Period
- 1922
- Category
- War cemetery
- Location accuracy
- Precise location
A war cemetery where those who fell in the wars are buried. 263 graves. Memorial designed by Lauri Leppänen. Unveiled 1949.
Muistomerkin teksti: ”Kaatuva sotilas ja lohduttava enkeli”
Access and getting there
Osoite: Kurikantie 13, 61300 Kurikka. Muistopaikka. Käyttäydy kunnioittavasti ja noudata alueen omia ohjeita.
Recorded casualties in the area
- Kurikka
- 10
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.
- Vakaumuksensa puolesta kaatuneiden muistomerkkiKurikka · Memorial48 m
- Karjalaan jääneiden vainajien muistokiviKurikka · Memorial83 m
- Sankarimuistomerkki, KurikkaKurikka · Memorial86 m
- Vapaussodan sankaripatsas, KurikkaKurikka · Memorial87 m
- Suojeluskunnan ampumaradan 1917-1944 "Tähtäin"- muistomerkkiKurikka · Memorial2,4 km
- Nuijamiesten muistomerkki (Santavuoren taistelun muistomerkki)Ilmajoki · Memorial6,0 km
Sources, licences and accuracy
Location accuracy: Precise location
Verification: 2026-07-31 (remote)
- Sotasampo (WarSampo) — h0724_1 (CC BY 4.0)