Vormsi Cemetery

Vormsi Cemetery

Hullo küla, Vormsi vald, Lääne maakond

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Vormsi Cemetery right next to St Olav’s Church on the island of Vormsi is one of the most unique cemeteries in Estonia. In the older part of the cemetery you will find many limestone and sandstone wheel crosses. More than 330 wheel crosses have survived and there are many crosses of ordinary shapes.
Interesting facts: There are two memorial stones in the churchyard – one for the Estonian-Swedish cultural figure Hans Pöhl, and the other for the Swedish missionary Österblom who brought about fundamental changes in the local religious life. Try to find the oldest grave stone in the cemetery originating from 1743. Outside the churchyard you can see one of the few freedom monuments in Estonia which stood in its place through the whole of the Soviet era.

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Open all year round

24 hours

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Getting there

In Sviby Port keep to the direction of Hullo, the centre of the island, the church and the cemetery are right there.

Access

  • Signposted
  • By excursion bus
  • By public transport
  • By car

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