Cemetery #5318
Rīga Forest Cemetery II
Local name: II Meza Kapi
23
documented records
≈ 16k–32k
approx. capacity (graves)
0.789 km²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Rīga Forest Cemetery was opened in 1913 and lies between Mežaparks and Čiekurkalns; it is formally divided into the First and Second Forest Cemeteries. The wider cemetery covers about 85 hectares. A memorial square with a 7-metre obelisk commemorates the fallen of both wars.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 56.984959° N, 24.156820° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
23 memorials, A–Z by surname.
Sarmīte Blaua 1936 – 2012 
Alma Blaus 1904 – 1984 - Jānis Blaus 1933 – 2011
- Oļģerts Blaus 1892 – 1942
Alberts Bormanis 1917 – 1971 
Olga Ēnemane 1904 – 1997 
Marija Grabovska 1900 – 1962 - Eduards Grabovskis 1897 – 1951
Elga Izandi 1926 – 2016 - Jūlijs Izands 1903 – 1973
Arnolds Jahno 1944 – 2014 
Eduards Kurau 1882 – 1930 - Marija Kurau 1880 – 1927
Irma Leja 1906 – 1991 - Stanislavs Leja 1907 – 1993
- Valentīna Ozoliņa 1929 – 1992
- Edgars Ozolins 1930 – 1975
Viktor Reutov 1938 – 2012 
Zelma Rozenberga 1892 – 1973 
Ēriks Saulītis 1933 – 2011 - Mārtiņš Šmits 1858 – 1940
- Mārtiņš Šmits 1868 – 1948
Muza Voytsekhovskaya 1926 – 2016
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Markusa Cemetery, Rīga 410 m away · Riga
- Rīga Muslim Cemetery 570 m away · Riga
- Riga Brothers' Cemetery 590 m away · Riga · 16 records
- Rīga Forest Cemetery 590 m away · Riga
- Raina Cemetery, Riga 600 m away · Riga
- Riga Woodland Cemetery No. 1 660 m away · Riga
- Miķeļa Cemetery 870 m away · Riga · 5 records
- Sarkandaugavas Cemetery 1.6 km away · Riga
- Rīga Great Cemetery 1.7 km away · Riga · 41 records
- Jēkaba Cemetery 2.1 km away · Riga · 4 records
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Common questions
How big is Rīga Forest Cemetery II?
Rīga Forest Cemetery II covers about 78.9 hectares (789,000 m²), a little larger than Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is the largest of the 36 cemeteries we list in Riga.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Rīga Forest Cemetery II is that of Marija Kurau, who died in 1927 at the age of 47.