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Pälkäne, Pälkäneen hautausmaa

Pälkäne

Period
1940
Category
War cemetery
Location accuracy
Precise location

A war cemetery where those who fell in the wars are buried. 166 graves. Memorial designed by Bertel Stömmer. Unveiled 1949.

Access and getting there

Osoite: Onkkaalantie 81, 36600 Pälkäne. Muistopaikka. Käyttäydy kunnioittavasti ja noudata alueen omia ohjeita.

What happened here

Battles, troop movements and military operations recorded near this site.

  1. 17 October 1713

    Battle of Pälkäne

    Battle · suuri Pohjan sota · 74 m

    The Battle of Pälkäne, sometimes called the Battle at Kostianvirta or Battle on the Pialkiane River (Russian: Битва на реке Пялькяне) was fought between the Russian army under Admiral Fyodor Apraksin and the defending Finnish army of the Swedish Empire under General Carl Gustaf Armfeldt on 17 October 1713, as part of the Great Northern War. It resulted in a Russian victory, although General Armfeldt was able to withdraw his army in good order.

    == Background == Despite the crushing defeat at the Poltava in 1709, Charles XII of Sweden refused to negotiate for peace. Sweden was able to land an army in Germany in 1712 and win a victory at the Gadebusch.

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Verification: 2026-07-31 (remote)