Suomen sotien sotaorvot - Lappeenranta, Finland
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N 61° 03.424 E 028° 11.249
35V E 564108 N 6769725
Toisen maailmansodan aikana Suomessa olleiden sotaorpojen muistomerkki. A memorial to the war orphans who were in Finland during the Second World War.
Waymark Code: WM180RG
Location: Finland
Date Posted: 05/05/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ištván
Views: 2

[FIN] Kaksiosainen muistomerkki sotaorpojen muistoksi Suomen sodissa 1939-1945. Siinä on pronssinen lapsihahmo ja hieman kauempana graniitista tehty korkeampi osa, joka kuvastaa talon raunioita. Teoksen on tehnyt Juhani Honkanen.
Muistomerkki on Lappeenrannan keskuspuistossa. Sen lähellä on hautausmaa ja Lappeen kirkko.

"Sotaorpojen muistomerkin taustalla ovat Kaatuneitten Omaisten Liitto ja Lappeenrannan kaupunki. Hankkeen suojelija on valtioneuvos Riitta Uosukainen.

Muistomerkin rahoitus on koottu keräyksistä ja lahjoituksista. Suurin lahjoittaja on Kaatuneitten Omaisten Liitto. Muistomerkin kokonaishinta on noin 100 000 euroa.

Sotien seurauksena sotaorvoiksi jäi noin 55 000 lasta. Heistä noin 28 000 on vielä elossa." [Source website] (visit link)


[EN] A two-part memorial commemorating war orphans in the Finnish wars 1939-1945. It has a bronze figure of a child and a little further away, a higher part made of granite, which represents the ruins of the house. The piece was made by Juhani Honkanen.
The memorial is in the central park of Lappeenranta. There is a cemetery and Lappee church nearby.

"The war orphans' memorial is backed by the Association of Fallen Survivors and the city of Lappeenranta. The patron of the project is state councilor Riitta Uosukainen.

Funding for the memorial is collected from collections and donations. The largest donor is the Society of Fallen Relatives. The total price of the monument is around 100,000 euros.

As a result of the wars, around 55,000 children became war orphans. About 28,000 of them are still alive." [Source website] (visit link)
Date of Dedication: 08/12/2012

Property Permission: Public

Access instructions: Find this along Kauppakatu, on central park of Lappeenranta.

Location of waymark:
Kauppakatu 41a
Lappeenranta , Finland
53100


Commemoration: Sotaorvot/ war orphans

Access times: Not listed

Website for Waymark: Not listed

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