Description

In the Brieži family park created by the politically repressed resident of Kandava Pēteris Briedis, there is a tree planted for each member of the family. The commemorative park was created in 2005. It has 26 trees, including exotic ones, such as the Canadian spruce, box elder, beech, horse chestnut, hazelnut, Manchurian walnut. The commemorative park was created to honour the 10 politically repressed members of the family who did not return from Siberia and whose final resting place is unknown. Birthdays of each family member was found out to determine the most suitable tree for each one. In the territory of the park, you can climb the watchtower to have a look at the picturesque Abava valley and sit down in the gazebo to enjoy a cuppa.

About the Brieži family: all three brothers — Heinrihs, Jānis and Kārlis Augusts Brieži — received awards for contributions to the free Latvia in the first part of the 20th century. All of them were recipients of the Order of the Three Stars. The lieutenant colonel Jānis Briedis also held the Order of Lāčplēsis, but the economic director of the municipality of Kandava and the head of the defence unit Heinrihs Briedis held the Order of the Cross of Defenders Service.