Rautjärvi, Simpeleen sankarihautausmaa
- Period
- 1945
- Category
- War cemetery
- Location accuracy
- Precise location
A war cemetery where those who fell in the wars are buried. 96 graves. Memorial designed by Eila Hiltunen. Unveiled 1953.
Muistomerkin teksti: ”Kristus kohtaa suomalaisen sotilaan elämän ja kuoleman rajalla”
Access and getting there
Osoite: Hautausmaankatu 37, 56800 Rautjärvi. 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
- Simpele
- 269
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.
- Sankarimuistomerkki Kristus kohtaa suomalaisen sotilaan elämän ja kuoleman rajalla, SimpeleRautjärvi · Memorial89 m
- Veteraanipuu ja muistokylttiRautjärvi · Memorial559 m
- Isänmaan puolesta 1939 – 1945 (Simpeleen tehtaan kaatuneet)Rautjärvi · Memorial2,7 km
- RötömäkiRautjärvi · Fortification2,7 km
- ValmanmäkiRautjärvi · Fortification3,1 km
- Koitsanlahden koulu 2Parikkala · Fortification3,5 km
Sources, licences and accuracy
Location accuracy: Precise location
Verification: 2026-07-31 (remote)
- Sotasampo (WarSampo) — h0418_3 (CC BY 4.0)