Chapel-memorial and quarters for Polish soldiers killed between 1914 and 1920, photo Fundacja Pomoc Polakom na Wschodzie, 2019
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Chapel-memorial and quarters for Polish soldiers killed between 1914 and 1920, photo Fundacja Pomoc Polakom na Wschodzie, 2019
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Chapel-memorial and quarters for Polish soldiers killed between 1914 and 1920, photo Fundacja Pomoc Polakom na Wschodzie, 2016
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Chapel-memorial and quarters for Polish soldiers killed between 1914 and 1920, photo Fundacja Pomoc Polakom na Wschodzie, 2016
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Chapel-memorial and quarters for Polish soldiers killed between 1914 and 1920

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Chapel-memorial and quarters for Polish soldiers killed between 1914 and 1920

In 1935, on the initiative of Zborov district chief Alfred Kocół, a chapel-mausoleum was erected in the cemetery on the outskirts of Zborov in honour of those who died for their homeland in the years 1914-1916, 1918-1919 and 1919-1920. The architectural design was drawn up by Wawrzyniec Dayczak. Construction began in the spring of 1935, and the chapel was solemnly consecrated on 9.11.1935. Buried around the chapel were soldiers of the 12th Podolsk Infantry Division, who died on the battlefields of the Zborov district, mainly in the years 1918-1920, and soldiers of the 51st Borderland Rifle Regiment, exhumed in 1935 from numerous battlefields. It is also likely that 4 soldiers from the 19th p.p. killed in Pomorzany were buried here, as a metal plaque in honour of Joseph Drailing, killed in Pomorzany, was found in February 2016 during survey and exhumation work in the cemetery. The chapel, built of brick and plastered, is situated in the northern part of the cemetery. It faces west with its altar section and is set on a high platform of granite blocks. The platform forms a narrow terrace around the chapel, accessible to the east by a 13-step staircase. Stone vases are set at the top of the stairs. The building was erected on a square plan in the form of a 10 m high defensive castle tower. On the eastern wall is a rectangular marble plaque with the inscription: "The monument [...] society[...] on the initiative and efforts of the Zborovskiy starost Alfred Kocól the construction was designed by the architect engineer Wawrzyniec Dayczak". Above the cornice on the front façade and on the side façades are semicircular panels with the national emblem (in the centre) and the legion and riflemen's eagle. Below the cornice is the inscription "To the Fallen for the Fatherland 1914-1918-1920". Higher up is an independence cross. In the interior, decorated with polychrome with knightly motifs, an alabaster altar is set up, with a copy of the image of Our Lady of Czestochowa in it. The area around the chapel was surrounded by a fence of stone pillars connected by chains, and filled with graves where simple wooden crosses originally stood. The renovation of the chapel and the surrounding graves was carried out by the MOSTY Foundation in 2015 -2016. The work was co-financed, among others, by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, with multifaceted assistance from the Polish consular missions in Ukraine - the Polish Embassy in Kiev and the Polish Consulate General in Lutsk. As part of the project, archaeological research was carried out, based on which it was possible to establish the burial places of 35 Polish soldiers, including two mass graves near the chapel. A plaque was placed inside the chapel with the inscription: "There are places and people that must not be forgotten. / To the memory of those who fought laid in nameless graves on the battlefield. / Glory to the fallen at Zboriv [here 11 names of soldiers killed] and dozens of unknown soldiers of Polish and Ukrainian nationality / buried in Zboriv in 1914-1920". There are now 12 crosses in the quarters, but they do not stand on individual graves, but are placed at the back and sides of the chapel. In parallel with the renovation described above, cleaning work was also carried out on the Ukrainian war quarters of the Sich Riflemen - the central part of the Ukrainian quarters was renovated, and 12 symbolic crosses commemorating the graves of Ukrainian soldiers were funded and placed. This was a gesture from the Polish side to the Ukrainian side, which is part of the broadly understood Polish-Ukrainian dialogue. In 2021, the chapel was damaged by unknown perpetrators - swastikas were painted on one of the walls. The local authorities reacted very quickly by painting over these signs; unfortunately, this repair is makeshift. In view of this fact, further renovation work on the building is planned for 2022.

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22.03.2024
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