Lapidarium na Starym Cmentarzu w Radomsku

• Authors: Gzik Zofia

Title variants

EN

The Lapidarium in the Old Cemetery in Radomsko

• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

EN

Radomsko, first a castle town and then a ducal and royal town, was granted its location document in 1266 by Leszek the Black, duke of Sieradz. The oldest parish church existed probably already in the twelfth or thirteenth century, and in accordance with the principles of Christianity, the surrounding area was used as a burial ground for the local inhabitants. Existing circumstances made it necessary to transfer cemeteries outside cities. In Radomsko, the Old Cemetery, functioning up to this day, was established in 1793-1807, when in the wake of the second partition the city became part of the Russian partition area. The Radomsko-based Branch of the Society for the Protection of Historical Monuments, founded on 25 February 1991, set itself the task of saving the tombstones, monuments, and crosses scattered within the cemetery by placing them in a lapidarium. The site was located within the inner wall encircling the existing cemetery. Thanks to donations offered by the Municipal Council, the lapidarium was built in 1992-1996. The collection includes 29 gravestones, 6 monuments, and 11 crosses. Three commemorative plaques of notables, whose graves were liquidated, were installed.

Keywords

PL

Radomsko; kościół pw. św. Lamberta; cmentarz w Radomsku; lapidarium; płyty nagrobne

• Publisher: Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa
• Journal: Ochrona Zabytków
• Year: 1998
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 53-56

Dates

published

1998

Contributors

author

Gzik Zofia

Identifiers

ISSN

0029-8247