Municipal Cemetery in Białystok (Polish: Cmentarz Miejski w Białymstoku) is a municipal cemetery located in Jaroszówka District in the city of Białystok, north-east Poland.
| Municipal Cemetery in Białystok | |
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Cmentarz Miejski w Białymstoku | |
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| Established | 1939 |
| Location | 63 Wysockiego Street, Jaroszówka District, Białystok |
| Country | Poland |
| Type | Municipal cemetery |
| Owned by | Białystok City Hall |
| Size | 14.41 hectares (35.6 acres) |
| No. of graves | 21,000 |
History
editIt was established in 1939 as a multi-religious military cemetery and later on it became an urban cemetery. Military section of historical importance (Polish and Soviet soldiers) currently occupy a small part of the necropolis, the remaining places are for the burials of civilians.[1] Following the closure of the Bagnówka Cemetery, the cemetery was also used for the burial of the Jews of Białystok.[2]
The cemetery includes family graves, single graves, brick graves, urn graves, children's graves and a columbarium. The common quarters of soldiers who died in the Soviet-Polish War and in the Invasion of Poland are located on the left side of the main avenue. In 1989, the society of Białystok founded a commemorative stone in front of the headquarters, on which there is a plaque with the inscription[3]:
IN THESE GRAVES, NEXT TO 72 SOLDIERS FROM 1920, 100 UNKNOWN SOLDIERS FROM SEPTEMBER 1939 WHO FELT IN THE DEFENSE OF BIAŁYSTOK WERE BURIALED. ALSO BURIED HERE • Aviators: Capt. SEWERYN ŁAŹNIEWSKI AND 2nd Lt. EUGENIUSZ CHOJNACKI, WHO • ON September 3 FIGHTED A DEADLY BATTLE OVER THE TOWN WITH A GERMAN PILOT AND FELL IN THE WASILKÓW AREA. •• ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 1939. • THE SOCIETY OF BIAŁYSTOK
In 2019 the remains of a Soviet soldier that was found in the area of Grodek were buried in the cemetery.[4]
References
edit- ^ "O NAS" (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ "Cmentarz Miejski w Białymstoku" (in Polish). Wirtualny Sztetl. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ "Kwatera wojenna" (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ Julita Januszkiewicz (2019-06-17). "Nadleśnictwo Waliły. Specjaliści z IPN odnaleźli szczątki żołnierzy zabitych w 1941 roku" (in Polish). Kurier Poranny. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
External links
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