Gamla Kyrkans Park

It's hard to define exactly what it felt like to see this park ... perhaps the best word is surprise. If you come to the park and expect to see a plaque remembering those who died from disease ... you'll be surprised, as you'll find a green, dotted over with tombstones, mausoleums, and more. During the 1710 Northern Wars, the plague claimed dozens of victims everyday, who were buried in what was then the outskirts of the city, in the countryside. Later, important figures like the merchant Johan Sederholm were buried here. The last burials were volunteer soldiers who died in the war of independence of Estonia in 1919.