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Cemetery in Dziště

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Cemetery in Dziště

Cemetery with Polish gravestone monuments. Information about the cemetery has been published (see bibliography).

According to Lewkowski and Walczak, there are two cemeteries in Dziesiątniki. "The Catholic-Orthodox-Tatar cemetery is located in the eastern part of the village (...). It borders the World War I cemetery from the east (...), is located on a hill and has a roughly rectangular plan (...). It is fenced with a metal fence, with an entrance on the north side, and covers an area of 0.8 ha. (...) The cemetery was established in the mid-19th century. At present, it is dominated by styleless gravestones from the 1st half of the 20th century. The oldest preserved gravestone is a granite boulder on the grave of Leokadia Kień (...) from 1857 (...) The state of preservation of the cemetery is good". The inscription on Leokadia Kień's gravestone reads: 1"857 / TU SPOCZYWA LEOKADIA KIEŃ (...)". Also noteworthy is the following inscription: "GEMBICKIJ LEONID ALEKSANDROWICZ / POTOMSTWIENNYJ DWORJANIN / ROD. 1859 G. 27 V / U. 30.9.1986 G".

The already mentioned researchers write about the WWI war cemetery that "it is located on the south-eastern edge of the village" and that "it is established on a plan similar to a square, with the eastern side having the shape of a flat arch. It is fenced with a low stone wall with an entrance on the axis on the east side, and covers an area of 0.9 ha. (...) The state of preservation of the cemetery is good." An interesting object is "a monument made of stone blocks. It has the shape of a rotunda covered with a dome. The walls of the rotunda are divided by pilasters, the dome is topped with a full-plastic stone sculpture of an eagle." According to the aforementioned authors, "about 500 German soldiers killed between 1915 and 1917 are buried in the cemetery. Among the burials there are a few graves of Russian soldiers." Noteworthy is the inscription: "LANDS. / FRIEDRICH HEHNEDAD / 11\L. J. R. 18 / 6.9.15 UNKNOWN RUSSIAN SOLDIER".

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, Dawid Mendrek
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