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Cemetery in Murowana Oshmianka

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Cemetery in Murowana Oshmianka

The active Catholic cemetery, established in the second half of the 19th century, is on the southern edge of the village. The cemetery has a rectangular ground plan and is situated on undulating terrain. It covers an area of 0.3 ha and is fenced with a wooden fence. It consists of two parts (old and new, on the western side). It is not divided into alleys and quarters. The oldest dated gravestone is that of Matusz Borkowski, dating from 1880. The inscription on it has been preserved: / MATRUEZSZ BORKOWSKI/ DIED 1880/. It has the form of a granite (corroded) vertical slab, ending in an arch. The cemetery is well-kept, although crowded with tombstones.
Documentation has been produced for the cemetery (6 cards held in the MKDNiS). 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
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