Russian Cemetery in Hakodate

Русское кладбище в Хакодате

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The Russian section of the foreigners' cemetery on the western edge of Hakodate. The earliest gravestones belong to Russian navy sailors who died in 1859–1869, the first appearing about a year after the Russian consulate opened in the town; 43 gravestones survive in all. The foreigners' cemetery was formally approved in 1870 at the request of the consuls of five powers. The land has belonged to the city of Hakodate since 1935, while the Russian section is managed by the Hakodate Orthodox Church.

Русский участок кладбища иностранцев на западной окраине Хакодате. Самые ранние надгробия принадлежат морякам русского флота, умершим в 1859–1869 годах, — первое появилось примерно через год после открытия в городе российского консульства; всего сохранилось 43 надгробия. Официально кладбище иностранцев утверждено в 1870 году по ходатайству консулов пяти держав. Земля с 1935 года принадлежит городу Хакодате, а русским участком управляет Хакодатская православная церковь.

Property abroad

EraRussian Empire

FunctionMemorial

Present ownerCity of Hakodate (land); the section is managed by the Hakodate Orthodox Church

StatusIn use

As of2019-03

According to a March 2019 publication, the section is managed by the Orthodox church, and staff of the Russian Consulate General in Sapporo clean the graves every year.