Cmentarz wojenny nr 188 Rychwałd

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War Cemetery No. 188 Rychwałd - a cemetery from World War I in the village of Rychwałd in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in the Tarnów County, in the Pleśna commune. 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 Tarnów district, there are 62 cemeteries . [source: Wikipedia, 2764372]

Description of the cemetery

It is located on the road from Rychwałd to Lubinka . It is visible from a distance, because it is located among fields, and within it grows 5 tall plane trees planted during the construction of the cemetery. It was designed by Heinrich Scholz . Entrance from the side of the road through a single-wing wooden gate. The cemetery fence is made of wooden segments attached to concrete pillars. The central monument is a wooden Latin cross with the inscription in the German language 13 russich krieger, which means 13 Russian soldiers. [source: Wikipedia, 2764372]

the fallen

9 soldiers of the Austrian army and 22 soldiers of the Russian army were buried in the cemetery. The names of all Austrians are known, they are on tin plates on tombstones. They fought in 14.KuKIR and TKJR 2. All Russian soldiers are unknown . [source: Wikipedia, 2764372]

The fate of the cemetery

After World War II, cemeteries from the First World War were not cared for. The wooden elements of the cemetery were destroyed in time . The first renovation was made against the original appearance of the cemetery. It was fenced with a contemporary metal mesh, and there were no crosses on the graves, only concrete slabs with no signs. During the last renovation financed by the Austrian Black Cross, the appearance of the cemetery was reconstructed in line with the assumptions of Heinrich Scholz . An information board was installed at the entrance gate of the cemetery. [source: Wikipedia, 2764372]