What to do and see in Ida-Viru County, Ida-Viru County: The Best Monuments & Statues

Siivertsi memorial was built to honor protectors of homeland who died fighting near Narva in the Estonian War of Independence in 1918 to 1920. It was demolish in the time of World War II. Restored in 1996 by architect Melnik.

This is Narva’s oldest part, an example of park architecture from the end of the 19th century. Located on the Victoria Bastion. There are two memorials in the park and its environs. The first is the iron cross erected on the Victoria Basion in 1853 in memory of the Russian soldiers that died during the Siege of Narva in the Great Northern War. The second memorial marks the graves of soldiers that died in the War of Independence in November 1918.

Monument reminds battles of World War II and indicates breakthrough of Soviet forces. Narva’s tank is the only such memorial, being exhibited in Estonia until this time.

This monument commemorates the success of Karl XII at Narva in 1700 when the Russian forces that had been besieging Narva in the course of the Great Northern War were destroyed. This memorial was a gift from the Kingdom of Sweden to the City of Narva and the statue was a copy of the one that stood in front of the Royal Palace in Stockholm. The memorial was destroyed during the Second World War. The Swedish Lion was re-inaugurated on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the battle in 2000. From the memorial you will see a perfect “5-kroon” view of the two fortresses, which is depicted on the back of the 5-kroon note. The letters MDCC stand for 1700. And “Svesia memor” means “Sweden remembers”.

Erected in memory of the victims of the Stalinist regime. Inaugurated in 1992, designed by architect E. Keller. The memorial is situated in from the railway station from where thousands of Estonians were deported to Siberia in 1941.