Liiva Cemetery

Liiva Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Tallinn, Estonia. It holds historical monument status. Wikidata records 46 notable interments here, including Juhan Kikas, Arnold Meri, Rein Aun.

At a glance

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Opening hours

• Monday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• Thursday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• Friday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• Saturday: Closed
• Sunday: Closed

Source: Google Places. Last checked 2026-07-23. Hours can change, confirm with the cemetery before visiting.

Notable interments

46 notable figures are documented here in Wikidata, each with a Wikipedia article and recorded burial place. The 25 most widely covered are listed below. Browse all 46, or take the JSON record.

Of Liiva Cemetery's 46 documented notable interments, recorded occupations include politician (24%), athletics competitor (11%), association football player (9%), sportsperson (7%), journalist (7%).

• Juhan Kikas (1892–1944), weightlifter, sport cyclist
• Arnold Meri (1919–2009), Commander, veteran, military officer
• Rein Aun (1940–1995), sportsperson, athletics competitor
• Evald Tipner (1906–1947), bandy player, ice hockey player, association football referee
• Marie Reisik (1887–1941), women's rights activist, journalist, pedagogue
• Richard Kuremaa (1912–1991), association football player
• Richard Kuremaa (1912–1991), association football player
• Herbert Johanson (1884–1964), architect
• Aarne Üksküla (1937–2017), film actor, drama teacher, stage actor
• Ardi Liives (1929–1992), writer
• Vladimir Hütt (1936–1997), philosopher, university teacher, physicist
• Marie Heiberg (1890–1942), poet, writer
• Johannes-Andreas Hanni (1957–1982), criminal, serial killer
• Elga Mark-Kurik (1928–2016), geologist, paleontologist
• Anto Raukas (1935–2021), sportsperson, mineralogist, athletics competitor
• Karl Kõiv (1894–1974), weightlifter
• Avo Paistik (1936–2013), caricaturist, director, production designer
• Dajan Ahmet (1962–2006), television actor, theatre director, writer
• Aleksander Promet (1879–1938), printmaker, caricaturist, painter
• Edmund Karp (1913–2000), association football player
• Julius Kaljo (1910–1954), association football player
• Ernst Rull (1894–1986), sport shooter
• Jacob Linzbach (1874–1953), linguist, mathematician
• Kert Kesküla (1975–2011), basketball player
• Mari Kinsigo (1946–2014), chess player

Common questions

Where is Liiva Cemetery?

Liiva Cemetery is in Tallinn, Estonia, at coordinates 59.3767, 24.7297.

Who is buried at Liiva Cemetery?

Wikidata documents 46 notable interments at Liiva Cemetery, including Juhan Kikas, Arnold Meri, Rein Aun, Evald Tipner, Marie Reisik.

Records and sources

• Wikidata: Q14955080 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
• Wikipedia article
• Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)

Related terms

Heritage StatusNotable intermentInterment

Resting Places. "Liiva Cemetery, Tallinn, Estonia." restingplaces.site. Wikidata source record: Q14955080. https://restingplaces.site/cemeteries/liiva-cemetery/

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