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Cemetery in Darewa

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Cemetery in Darewa

The active Catholic cemetery, established in the 2nd half of the 19th century, is located approx. 150 m from the housing development. The cemetery is rectangular in plan, located on the edge of the forest, covers an area of 0.5 ha and is fenced with a mesh fence. The layout of the cemetery is not clearly divided into alleys. It is dominated by contemporary tombstones. The oldest gravestone of Józef Basiekierski is in the form of a split granite boulder with a preserved inscription: / THE LATE JOZEF BASIEKIERSKY/ 70 YEARS OLD/DIED. 1884./.
Information about the cemetery has been published (see bibliography).

Bibliography:

  • „Cmentarze polskie poza granicami kraju” , raport, oprac. B. Gutowski, Warszawa 2022 (maszynopis).
  • Lewkowska Anna, Lewkowski Jacek, Walczak Wojciech, „Zabytkowe cmentarze na Kresach Wschodnich Drugiej Rzeczypospolitej. Województwo wileńskie na obszarze Republiki Białoruś”, Warszawa 2007.

Author:

Bartłomiej Gutowski, Salomea Grabowska
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