August Maramaa

August Maramaa (before 1922 August Marfeldt; 6 April 1881 Aakre Parish, Tartu County – 26 December 1941 Vyatski Prison Camp, Kirov, Russia) was an Estonian politician, teacher and mayor of Viljandi from 1919 to 1921 and 1927-1939.

[1] On January 8, 1941, he was arrested by the NKVD and deported to the Vyatski Prison Camp in Kirov, Russia, where he died on December 26 the same year.

His grandson Eenok Haamer is a teacher at Mustvee and Lohusuu Congregations and his granddaughter Maarja Haamer-Render is an Estonian signer.

A sculpture of August Maramaa was opened next to Viljandi Town Hall in 2007.

August Maramaa Puiestee (Boulevard) is also located in Viljandi.