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Cemetery in Kamieniec Litewski

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Cemetery in Kamieniec Litewski

The Catholic-Orthodox cemetery, located on the south-eastern edge of the village, was established in the mid-19th century. At present, it remains active. The territory of the cemetery, rectangular in plan, is fenced with a wooden fence and covers an area of about 5 ha. Catholic burials are grouped in the southern part of the cemetery. The oldest preserved tombstone is a cast-iron obelisk of Paweł Hofmeister from 1854. Other tombstones of artistic and historical value include the sandstone mound of Antonina and Karol Podgórski from 1878. Its stone form is enriched by the cross placed on its finial and the Angel of Death in a long robe supported on its base. Also of interest are the tombstones of Zofia and Jan Iłłakowicz (granite, stylised as a cut tree trunk) from 1895 and of Michał Telatycki from 1900 (in the form of stylised sandstone rocks). The cemetery shows signs of devastation, with many gravestones remaining damaged. In the south-eastern part of the cemetery there is an unmarked military quarter, which according to local accounts is the burial place of Polish soldiers from 1920.

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, Aleksandra Dąbkowska
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