Rozwadów Parish Cemetery () is a historic cemetery established in

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in the southern part of the town of

Rozwadów Rozwadów () is a suburb of Stalowa Wola, Poland. Founded as a town in 1690, it was incorporated into Stalowa Wola in 1973. The Rozwadów suburb of Stalowa Wola included a thriving Jewish shtetl prior to World War II, closely associated with t ...

, by the then parish priest, Father Bernard Birkenmajer, on a section of the hill known as Góra Kokosza (now the northern district of

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). It belongs to the Parish of Our Lady of the Scapular. It was the largest cemetery in the region at the time of its establishment and is the oldest burial site for several generations of the deceased from the area, older than notable cemeteries such as Powązki in

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, Lychakiv in

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, or Rakowicki in

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. It is now situated in the heart of

. The cemetery is located near the historic 18th-century Capuchin Monastery on Klasztorna Street, as well as the war cemetery from 1914. The main entrance features a neo-Gothic gate from

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, and the grounds include 19th-century gravestones. The oldest grave, that of Józefa Krupecka, dates back to 1847. There is also an obelisk commemorating the

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insurgents from

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. Among the many graves, several historic monuments can be found, including: on the northwest side, under a historic oak tree designated as a natural monument, Section F: a monument commemorating the 500th anniversary of the

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1410 – 1910; or on the southern side by Rozwadowska Street: a monument - mass grave of those murdered in 1943; as well as numerous graves of known and unknown national heroes from various historical events. The cemetery covers an area of approximately 2.8 ha.

Historical monuments

* Monument for the 500th anniversary of the

from 1910 * Monument to the January Uprising insurgents from

* Monument-mass grave of those murdered in

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Notable burials

* Witold Habdank Kossowski (1894–1954) – Polish educator and poet, the first principal of the high school in Stalowa Wola * Hieronim Ryba (1850–1927) – Polish Capuchin friar, church builder, priest, and confessor.

References

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Bibliography

* Marek Ziemba (ed.), Rozwadów. Sketches from the History of the Town, Literary Association "Witryna", Stalowa Wola 2004, pp. 112.
Internet Encyclopedia of Stalowa Wola
Cemeteries in Stalowa Wola Religious buildings and structures in Subcarpathian Voivodeship 1785 establishments in Europe

Historical monuments

Notable burials

See also

References

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