The French Reformed Church Cemetery, after 1945 known as the Żabikowo Cemetery, was a

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cemetery in

Szczecin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...

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used by the

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. It was located between current Storrady Street, Wawelska Street, Parkowa Street, and Kapitańska Street, in what now forms part of the Stefan Żeromski Park. The cemetery was founded in the first part of the 18th-century, and remained operational until 1937, and was eventually demolished in 1965.

History

The

cemetery was founded in the first half of the 18th century, by the

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community, which begun settling in the city after 1721. It was located between current Storrady Street, Wawelska Street, Parkowa Street, and Kapitańska Street. For many years, it was a burial place for many members of the community, including numerous notable city inhabitants. In 1928, the cemetery was renovated, and there was constructed a brick chappel and a wooden gardener building. It was closed for burials in 1937. The chappel was destroyed during the

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. After 1945, it began being known as ''Żabikowo Cemetery'' among

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population which settled in the city following the end of the conflict. The gravestones were cleared from the cemetery in 1965, and it was turned into a part of the Stefan Żeromski Park. Currently, the only historical remain after it is the former gardener building. There are also placed three crosses, pained in the colours of the

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, it its commemoration.

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