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Cemetery in Miadziol

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Cemetery in Miadziol

An active Catholic-Orthodox cemetery, established in the late 19th century, is located in the western part of the village. The cemetery is rectangular in plan, without divisions into alleys and plots. It is located on a slight hill and occupies 1.2 ha. It has no fencing. The most important object in the cemetery is a concrete obelisk from 1931, belonging to Henryk Koziełł- Poklewski. It is located in the north-western part of the establishment. The inscription has been preserved: / S.P. HENRYK POKLEWSKI - KOZIEŁ/ DIED ON 23 MAY 1931/ AT THE AGE OF 60/. The rest of the gravestones in the cemetery are Orthodox or with Russian inscriptions.
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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