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Stele for the holders of Lāčplēsis Military Order
Carnikava

The granite stele, the base of which is made of granite boulders, commemorates three recipients of the Order of Lačplēsis, namely Captain Jēkabs Aleksandrs Dzenis (1893-1979), soldier Miķelis Voldemārs Pētersons (1893-1977), soldier Pēteris Fridrihs Zandbergs (1894-1980). They were born and lived in Carnikava parish and are buried in Carnikava cemetery.

The statue was unveiled in Carnikava’s Festival Square on 11 November 2018. The author is the artist Jānis Strupulis.