Latvia

Eckau II

Directions

Bauska district, Iecava municipality, at the Sila civil cemetery. From the center of Riga, turn left and cross the river Iecava in the direction of Smiltaini. Follow the left bank of the river for about 1 km. On the left side of the road there is a civil cemetery where the cemetery is located.

Directions Route 56°35'12.37"N; 24°12'59.42"E

Contact

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War graves agreement

Country information

Cemetery size: 205 m² The territory is fenced in by a partially preserved spruce plantation. The entrance gate is made of metal, built into a wall. The cemetery has 4 rows of graves with 25 concrete crosses. There was no central memorial. 22 German soldiers are buried in the cemetery. All are known to have fallen in 1915 (September to November, mainly from LDST.J.R.17 and R.J.R.20)