War Cemetery No. 165 in Bistuszowa - a historic cemetery from World War I located in Bistuszowa in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in the TarnĂłw County, in the municipality of Ryglice. It is one of 400 Western-Galician war cemeteries built by the Cemetery Graves Division of the C. and K. Military Commanders in Krakow. In the 6 th TarnĂłw district, these cemeteries are 63
| type of the cemetery | war |
| state of the cemetery | closed |
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Location
The cemetery is located in the town of Bistuszowa, but near the border with TuchĂłw. It is visible from a distance, because it is located on a non-forest area, among cultivated fields, and during the construction of the cemetery trees were planted on it. In 2015, they are 100-year-old specimens, 5 of them have been preserved. Access to the cemetery is indicated by the original Austrian concrete plaque on a concrete pillar. It is mounted in the same place where the builder of the cemetery set it and a short dirt road leads from it to the cemetery. Currently, however, next to the cemetery there is another, asphalt road and a black tourist trail called the 650th anniversary of Tuchowa
Description of the cemetery
The cemetery was designed by the German architect Heinrich Scholz on an octagon plan. The fence is made of metal pipes stretched between concrete pillars. Entry through a double-gate with metal rods. The central monument is a stone pedestal with dates from 1914-1915. A Latin metal cross was mounted on it. Tombstones are concrete steles. On the front wall there is a cast-iron Maltese cross with a laurel wreath
the fallen
In 13 collective graves and 14 individual burials, 87 soldiers of the Austrian army were buried here. 53 have been identified [ . Few of them died in December 1914, when the Russian army occupied these areas, most of them on 4-7 May 1915 during the great offensive of the allied Austrian and German forces, called the battle of Gorlice. It was victorious for the army of allies who drove the Russians from this area far to the east. However, she was occupied with a large number of fallen. Austrian soldiers fought in the 62nd Austro-Hungarian Infantry Regiment (Ungarisches Infanterieregiment No. 62 - Infanterieregiment Ludwig III, König von Bayern), whose recruitment area was in Tîrgu Mure (Maros Vásárhély). The regiment was mainly served by Hungarians (49% of the regiment's squadron) and Romanians (46%). ][ . [source: Wikipedia, 2777675]]
The fate of the cemetery
Burial soldiers made shortly after the battle in May 1915. Local residents at the behest of the owner of the land and the court Kozłów - Eve du Laurans, who gave the cemetery plot of 280 m 2. Soon, the Austrians also began to build a cemetery. The funds came mainly from voluntary fund-raisers, including from the sale of a postcard with a photo of this cemetery [ . With time, the cemeteries were, however, naturally destroyed, by weather factors, and also acts of vandalism. After World War II, cemeteries from the First World War were not cared for and fell into disrepair ][ . Initially, the steles at the cemetery No. 163 had cast-iron crosses and enamelled tin signs, but they did not survive. According to the older people, there was another tombstone with a two-armed Lorraine cross, probably Romanian on the Orthodox denomination. However, this tombstone has not been preserved ][ . In 1989, the cemetery was renovated, but not all of its elements were reconstructed in accordance with the original appearance (including the lack of crosses of cast-iron and tin signs on steles). However, full documentation of the cemetery has been preserved and in the future these elements can be recreated. In 2009, the central monument was damaged by lightning. Thanks to Tomasz Wantuch's efforts, the pedestal was renovated and the cemetery was added to the list of protected objects in the Małopolska province ][ . [source: Wikipedia, 2777675]]
