- Place
- Marijampolė Municipality
- Region
- Suvalkija
- Type
- memorial park for victims of Soviet terror and freedom fighters
- Address
- Varpo g., už senųjų miesto kapinių, Marijampolė
- Coordinates
- 54.54789, 23.33983
- Visit duration
- 30-60 minutes
- Best time
- a quiet morning or evening; 14 June is reserved for the public Day of Mourning and Hope commemoration
Marijampolė Ramybės Park, Field of Peace
A place of remembrance before it is a park
Ramybės Park is not an ordinary urban green space. The municipality describes it as the resting place of victims of Soviet terror, with victims of Nazi terror commemorated nearby. Visitors should behave as they would in a cemetery and memorial even though the paths, trees, and Šešupė valley initially resemble a quiet walking park.
Municipality histories state that repressive structures buried murdered partisans and civilians here in 1945-1952. Witness testimony must be handled cautiously: the exact number of people buried has not been established, so estimates should not be presented as proven fact.
A memorial landscape created during the national revival
The long-silenced site began to be restored during Lithuania's national revival. Wayside shrines were erected and Ramybės Park was formed in 1990, with varied trees and shrubs planted across the area. Wooden monuments, crosses, and stones created a collective memorial to the dead and to the freedom struggle rather than a decorative sculpture garden.
In 2018, a memorial stone honouring those who sacrificed their lives for freedom and independence was renewed and consecrated. Together with the older shrines it helps visitors understand the site even outside formal ceremonies.
Oak sculptures renewed and added in 2025
Four new oak sculptures were created and seven existing works restored in 2025. The municipality's annual report confirms their installation and identifies a distinctive four-part composition protected by a small roof.
The oak works have protective roofs and lighting. They continue the language of Lithuanian woodcarving without replacing the graves and memorial as the site's central meaning. They are best read as renewed signs of remembrance, not as a separate entertainment display.
14 June and living community remembrance
The Day of Mourning and Hope is commemorated here every 14 June. It recalls the mass deportations that began in 1941 and other victims of occupation, so the park may host ceremony, prayer, speeches, and the laying of flowers.
Choose another date for a quiet individual visit. If attending the commemoration, check the municipality programme and give space to relatives, former deportees, political prisoners, and ceremony participants.
Paths, ongoing works, and respectful conduct
The park covers about 7.2 hectares behind the old cemetery on the slopes of the Šešupė valley. Infrastructure works took place in and around the area in 2025-2026, so individual path sections may change. Check municipality notices and signs before travel.
Admission is free and there are no gates or ticket office. Explain to children that stones, shrines, and graves are not play equipment. Keep dogs controlled, avoid picnics in the memorial core, and take all litter away.
