War Cemetery no. 299 - Lipnica Murowana

War Cemetery no. 299 lies in Lipnica Dolna, between St Leonard's Church and the Uszwica River, about 200 metres from the centre of Lipnica Murowana. It is one of the West Galician cemeteries of the First World War, counted in district IX (Bochnia).

Who is buried here

63 soldiers are buried here, 9 of whom have been identified. They were soldiers of the Russian and Austro-Hungarian armies and two soldiers of the Polish Legions. The graves are collective, 14 in number. The cemetery was designed by Franz Stark.

Layout and protection

The cemetery has a rectangular plan. The gravestones are concrete and the crosses iron: openwork cast-iron Austrian single-armed crosses, Russian double-armed ones and smaller ones made of flat bar. The cemetery has been restored and is maintained; it is no longer used for new burials. The site was entered in the heritage register in 1969, and again in 2013.

Practical information

• Location: Lipnica Dolna, between St Leonard's Church and the Uszwica; it is about 200 metres by a footpath from the centre of Lipnica Murowana.
• Nearby stands the Ledóchowski Manor House. The sources do not give opening hours or rules of entry; this is a place of remembrance, where quiet and respect are required.