Cemetery in Koropec

Koropiec | Ukraine

ID: CM-000032-P

Cemetery in Koropec

Koropiec | Ukraine

The cemetery, established on the plan of an irregular polygon on a high hill, is located 50 m north-west of the church. The necropolis was probably created before 1787, when the Mysłowski burial chapel was erected. The first gravestones with Polish inscriptions date from Numerous destructs and graves were found in the burial area. During inventory work, 28 Polish tombstones, made in local workshops, were recorded. There is a wooden Greek Catholic chapel in the cemetery. According to Mieczysław Orłowicz, there was a monument in the cemetery, erected by the Ukrainian National Committee, commemorating Marek Kahaniec, a peasant killed in 1908 by gendarmes during an election struggle. In the cemetery there is a grave of Sich Sharpshooters killed in 1914-1919, the mound was restored in 1991.

Time of origin:

before 1787

Area:

1.4 ha

History:

The village of Koropets is located at the confluence of the river of the same name with the Dniester, on the south-western edge of the former Buczac district. According to the 1857 census, the village had a population of 3,326. In 1921, it had a population of 5 366, including 1 301 Catholics, 3 887 Greek Catholics and 178 Jews. The Polish nationality was declared by 1,994 and the Ukrainian nationality by 3,351 people. There were 4 schools in Koropiec - 2 four-class Russian-speaking schools, a seven-class Polish school and a Jewish school. In addition, there was a post office, a pharmacy and several shops. There was a market square in the centre. Among the buildings were the municipal office, the police station, the Kółka Rolniczy shop, a dairy and a slaughterhouse. The parish of St. Nicholas in Koropiec was erected before 1427, and its founder was Władysław Jagiełło. There were also 2 Orthodox churches and a synagogue in the village. At the beginning of the 19th century, the Mysłowski family built a classicist palace in Koropiec. After the purchase of Koropiec by Stanisław Marcin Badeni, the palace was rebuilt into a magnificent residence by 1906. The cemetery at the St. Nicholas Church was probably created before 1787.
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Active/inactive cemetery:

Oui

Bibliography:

Karta dokumentacyjna obiektu zabytkowego poza granicami kraju, powiat buczacki, zbiór przechowywany w Ministerstwie Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego, Warszawa., karta cmentarza.
„Cmentarze dawnego powiatu buczackiego”, pod redakcją Anny Sylwii Czyż Bartłomieja Gutowskiego, Warszawa 2017, 297-311.
„Cmentarze dawnego powiatu zaleszczyckiego, Kaplice, grobowce i nagrobki z inskrypcjami zapisanymi w alfabecie łacińskim (1790–1945)”, red. Anna Sylwia Czyż Bartłomiej Gutowski, Warszawa 2015.

Date of documentation:

2007

Publikacja:

31.01.2022

Author of the documentation sheet:

dr Paweł Drabarczyk vel Grabarczyk

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