O OCHRONĘ CMENTARZY ZABYTKOWYCH

• Authors: Tadeusz Rudkowski

Title variants

EN

FOR THE PROTECTION OF HISTORICAL CEMETERIES

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The intention of the article is to draw attention to the unsatisfactory and outright deteriorating situation of historical cemeteries in Poland. Endeavours made for the sake of its improvement are unproportionate to the growing threats. In the first part of his article, the author discussed assorted perils, which he divided into external and internal. The latter are associated with the administration of the cemetery. Here, the gravest danger is the liquidation of old graves and tombstones in order to obtain new space for burials. The most serious external threat is, in the author’s opinion, the impact of industry and communication, viewed predominantly as the producers of atmospheric pollution which to a considerable degree contributed to the degradation of the stone and metal gravestones. The article also draws attention to the specific threat to the integrity of cemeteries posed by the expansion of roads and the construction of highways. The author assessed various categories of preventive measures proposed up to now for the purpose of improving the situation of the cemeteries. Special attention has been drawn to cemetery lapidaria, which, improperly realised, could produce profound destruction of the cemetery structure. The article also accentuates the growing number of thefts committed in Polish cemeteries, which affects even the graves of eminent Poles. The proposed conclusion suggests that the only solution for a permanent protection of Polish historical necropolises is to render the widest possible social strata aware of the value of historical cemeteries and the reason why it is our joint duty to protect them. These undertakings ascribe a special role to the clergy and teachers.

Keywords

PL

cmentarze historyczne; ochrona cmentarzy; zabytkowy cmentarz; elementy cmentarzy; zsyp; struktury naziemne cmentarza; roślinność cmentarna; lapidaria

• Publisher: Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa
• Journal: Ochrona Zabytków
• Year: 2004
• Issue: 1-2
• Pages: 104-114

Dates

published

2004

Contributors

author

Tadeusz Rudkowski

• historyk sztuki, wieloletni wiceprezes Zarządu Głównego Towarzystwa Opieki nad Zabytkami.

Identifiers

ISSN

0029-8247