Cemetery #9619
Alūksne Great Cemetery
Local name: Lielie kapi
Also known as Alūksnes Lielie Kapi
2
documented records
≈ 2,700–5,400
approx. capacity (graves)
0.134 km²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
The Great Cemetery (Lielie kapi) of Alūksne lies on the Cemetery Peninsula on the shore of Lake Alūksne in Latvia. It is described as one of the largest and oldest cemeteries in the country. The local tourist information centre has created a walking route through the cemetery.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 57.434582° N, 27.062656° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
2 memorials, A–Z by surname.
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Alūksne Garrison Cemetery 250 m away · Alūksne
- Alūksne Orthodox Small Cemetery 640 m away · Alūksne
- Alūksne Brothers' Cemetery 1.3 km away · Alūksne
- Matiseni Finnish Soldiers' Brothers' Cemetery 10 km away · Matiseni
- Ezerinu Cemetery 13 km away · Anna
- Mālupe Cemetery 14 km away · Mālupes pagasts
- Veclaicenes Old Cemetery 16 km away · Kaķīši
- Gaigalnīcas Cemetery 16 km away · Kaķīši
- Opekalns Cemetery 16 km away · Opekalns
- Barons' Vulfu Cemetery 16 km away · Jaunlaicene
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Common questions
How big is Alūksne Great Cemetery?
Alūksne Great Cemetery covers about 13.4 hectares (134,000 m²), about the size of 19 soccer fields. It is the largest of the 20 cemeteries we list in Alūksne Municipality.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Alūksne Great Cemetery is that of Kārlis Ceimers, who died in 1978 at the age of 65.