Brethren Cemetery ensemble in Nīkrāce (Latvia)

It was hard for me to decide should I put this place as a tourist attraction or as a military heritage, I opted for the second one. You see, things related to WW2, especially like Brethren Cemeteries is hard to call tourist attractions, right?

So, here is another one interesting place in Latvia, region of Courland you should visit some day - a memorial dedicated to fatalities of WW2. Some locals call this place just as a Mother (Latvian: Māmuļa) because of the sculpture in the middle of this ensemble.

Brethren Cemetery ensemble in Nikrace

Brethren Cemetery ensemble in Nikrace

Author of this sculpture: Līvija Rezevska

Brethren Cemetery ensemble in Nikrace

Brethren Cemetery ensemble in Nikrace

According to sources, around 3000 war fatalities happened here during 1944-1945 for the Soviet side. 

Brethren cemetery ensemble in Nīkrāce

Brethren cemetery ensemble in Nīkrāce

This site is funded by Embassy of Russian Federation in Latvia

Brethren cemetery ensemble in Nīkrāce

Brethren cemetery ensemble in Nīkrāce

As you see - you guys just like me and you... it's always hard to look on such memorials for me.

Brethren cemetery ensemble in Nīkrāce

Brethren cemetery ensemble in Nīkrāce

Brethren cemetery ensemble in Nīkrāce

Brethren cemetery ensemble in Nīkrāce

 Brethren cemetery ensemble in Nīkrāce

 Brethren cemetery ensemble in Nīkrāce

According to written on this plate Lithuanian division took part on fights here in 1944-1945

 Brethren cemetery ensemble in Nīkrāce

 Brethren cemetery ensemble in Nīkrāce

A typical Latvian countryside next to the ensemble

Skrunda - Embūte road

Skrunda - Embūte road

Location
56.578113, 21.885368