War Cemetery No. 62 - Banica

War Cemetery No. 62 lies in the hamlet of Banica in Krzywa, in Sękowa municipality. It is a small cemetery from 1915, where 52 soldiers who fell in January and March of that year are buried.

Who is buried here

According to Wikipedia, 11 Austro-Hungarian and 41 Russian soldiers were buried here. The graves consist of 5 mass graves and 14 individual ones, and the cemetery covers 300 m². It has the plan of an irregular polygon, and by the western fence stands a wooden central cross.

The designer and history of the cemetery

According to Wikipedia, the cemetery was designed by Dušan Jurkovič. It belongs to Cemetery District I Nowy Żmigród. In 1993 it was devastated during land reclamation, and in 2006 it was renovated, with new grave crosses and a monumental cross put up.

Protection

The cemetery is entered in the heritage register under number A-1255/M of 30 June 2011 (Wikipedia gives 1 July 2011).

Practical information

• Location: the hamlet of Banica in Krzywa, Sękowa municipality, Gorlice County.
• Opening hours and rules of entry could not be established from the sources; look for information at the Sękowa municipal office.
• In Banica stands also the Halifax Airmen Monument, and in the area the PTTK Shepherd's Hut in Bartne.