Cemetery #329043
St. John Old Cemetery, Tartu
Local name: Vana-Jaani kalmistu
Also known as Tartu Vana-Juudi kalmistu
0
documented records
≈ 750–1,500
approx. capacity (graves)
0.038 km²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Old St. John's Cemetery lies in the southeastern part of Raadi Cemetery in Tartu. It was founded in 1773 under the ownership of St. John's Church, following a ukase of Catherine II forbidding burials in churches, and was formally opened on 5 November that year. It served St. John's German and Estonian congregation and was entered in the National Register of Cultural Monuments in 1997. Buried there are figures such as the poet Betti Alver and the linguist Paul Ariste.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 58.393380° N, 26.728595° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Raadi Cemetery 110 m away · Tartu
- St. Mary and St. Peter Cemetery, Tartu 220 m away · Tartu
- Uspenski Cemetery, Tartu 270 m away · Tartu
- Tartu University Cemetery 330 m away · Tartu
- Tartu Military Cemetery 480 m away · Tartu
- Tartu Old Believers' Cemetery 640 m away · Tartu
- Tartu Jewish Cemetery 700 m away · Tartu
- New St. John Cemetery, Tartu 920 m away · Tartu
- New St. Peter Cemetery, Tartu 1,000 m away · Tartu
- Old St. Peter Cemetery, Tartu 1.1 km away · Tartu
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How big is St. John Old Cemetery, Tartu?
St. John Old Cemetery, Tartu covers about 38,000 m² (9.3 acres), about the size of 5 soccer fields. It is the 11th largest of the 55 cemeteries we list in Tartu.