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Maarjamäe German War Cemetery
The German war cemetery at Maarjamäe adds a burial ground for Second World War soldiers to a complex coastal landscape of memorials.
Different periods of war remembrance stand close together at Maarjamäe. German soldiers’ graves and nearby memorials do not tell the same story, nor does proximity make their political messages equivalent. A grave marker identifies a dead person; understanding that person’s service, the causes of the war and the history of occupation calls for separate reflection. Notice how memorials founded or maintained by different states share one landscape. Visit the cemetery quietly, keeping individual graves distinct from political argument.
Practical information
Address: Maarjamäe
Use marked public routes at Maarjamäe. Do not touch grave markers, and give mourners space.