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Abstract
Cemeteries are not just burial sites. They mirror the development of a society and carry identity value. The way cemeteries are located and arranged may suggest former administrative boundaries, population dynamic s and other aspects of past life. This article gives an overview of civic cemeteries in Estonia, focusing mainly on the determinants of location pattern of burial places since the end of the eighteenth century. The principal aim is to provide a comprehensive database and typology of Estonian cemeteries based on historic and religious characteristics. As a result of the analysis of location criteria a number of key factors determining the network of cemeteries were detected. The se included legislation, administrative division, religion, regional economic peculiarities, population movements, and traditions.