Evangelical Cemetery of Jelenia Góra
Jelenia Góra, Miasto Jelenia Góra, Dolnośląskie, Poland
The former Evangelical Cemetery of Jelenia Góra (formerly Hirschberg i. Schlesien) was founded in the early 1700s along with the Lutheran Church of the Holy Cross. The cemetery featured many beautiful baroque epitaphs and ornate grave chapels built for the city's wealthier families.
However, after the city was transferred to Poland following WWII, the cemetery was left completely neglected. In the 1960s the communist government, as part of a policy of removing any traces of Germanness from the so-called "Recovered Territories", decided to liquidate the cemetery. Most of the graves were removed, and many inscriptions on the epitaphs were chiseled off. The entire area was converted into a public park.
Today, virtually only the chapels and graves attached to the walls of the churchyard remain. Restoration of the remaining cemetery monuments has been in progress since 2014.
The former Evangelical Cemetery of Jelenia Góra (formerly Hirschberg i. Schlesien) was founded in the early 1700s along with the Lutheran Church of the Holy Cross. The cemetery featured many beautiful baroque epitaphs and ornate grave chapels built for the city's wealthier families.
However, after the city was transferred to Poland following WWII, the cemetery was left completely neglected. In the 1960s the communist government, as part of a policy of removing any traces of Germanness from the so-called "Recovered Territories", decided to liquidate the cemetery. Most of the graves were removed, and many inscriptions on the epitaphs were chiseled off. The entire area was converted into a public park.
Today, virtually only the chapels and graves attached to the walls of the churchyard remain. Restoration of the remaining cemetery monuments has been in progress since 2014.
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- Added: 29 Aug 2012
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2463545
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