Reymonta - Cmentarz Wojskowy

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Stargard War Cemetery - a cemetery located in Stargard on Reymonta Street.

The cemetery was established in 1914 as a burial place for Russian soldiers. Currently 5004 Polish, Russian, Soviet, French, Yugoslavian, Italian, Moroccan, English, Belgian, Serbian, Romanian and Portuguese prisoners of war are buried there. During World War I, 95 prisoners of war were buried here: Russians, Serbs, Romanians and Portuguese.

Three monuments in honor of Russians: Orthodox, followers of Islam and Jews, date from this period.

During World War II prisoners of war from Stalag in Stargard and Oflag in Dobiegniew found their resting place there. According to incomplete data, 369 prisoners of war were buried there during the war, including 132 Soviet prisoners of war, 68 French prisoners of war, 56 Polish prisoners of war, 55 Yugoslavian prisoners of war, 23 Romanian prisoners of war, 22 Italian prisoners of war, 15 Belgian prisoners of war, 13 Moroccan prisoners of war, 7 English prisoners of war, 1 Dutch prisoner of war.

In 1950 some bodies of English, French and Italian citizens were exhumed by their families. In 1952 the cemetery was expanded to its present size of 1.27 ha. In the 1950s 70 bodies were moved from single graves near Stargard, Pyrzyce and Choszczno. While moving the mausoleum of Soviet soldiers from Wolnosci Square in Stargard in 1996 the body of the only soldier who was buried there was exhumed.

The fence surrounding the cemetery contains 30 metal plaques with the names of the soldiers who rest here.

Coordinates: 53°21'15"N, 15°1'42"E

Location

Władysława ReymontaWestern PomeranianPoland

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Reymonta - Cmentarz Wojskowy – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. Mary's Church, Stargard Mill Gate, Stargard, Kościół klasztorny Joannitów pod wezwaniem św. Jana Chrzciciela.

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Church
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Arch
Stargard Mill Gate
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Locality
Stargard
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Church
Kościół klasztorny Joannitów pod wezwaniem św. Jana Chrzciciela
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1.3 miSE
City gate
Baszta Morze Czerwone
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1.3 miSE
City gate
Brama Wałowa
33 min walk • Embankment Gate - medieval town gate in Stargard, western Pomerania. A gate built in the north-eastern part of the town fortifications, at the exit to Maszewo. One of the four medieval town gates, located on Bolesława Chrobrego Street in Stargard.
1.4 miSE
Forts and castles
Dom Bractwa Strzeleckiego
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Memorial
Cerkiew Świętych Apostołów Piotra i Pawła
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Memorial
Krzyż Pokutny
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Tower
Baszta Białogłówka
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