WHEN HUMAN MEMORY DIES, STONES ARE WITNESSES – THE OBELISK IN KOLONIA STAROSTWO SZADEK Cover Image

GDY GINIE LUDZKA PAMIĘĆ, MÓWIĄ KAMIENIE – RZECZ O OBELISKU W STAROSTWIE SZADEK
WHEN HUMAN MEMORY DIES, STONES ARE WITNESSES – THE OBELISK IN KOLONIA STAROSTWO SZADEK

Author(s): Dorota Stefańska
Subject(s): Political history, Social history
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Szadek; war of independence

Summary/Abstract: In Kolonia Starostwo Szadek, at the crossroads between Szadek, Warta, Błaszki and Zduńska Wola, there is a monument put up in 1938, on the 20th anniversary of the regaining of independence by Poland. The monument is dedicated to heroes killed during the fights for independence in the years 1918–1920.The funds were raised thanks to the generosity of the local community, and on a concrete plinth was erected a granite block with a plaque commemorating the names of ten soldiers.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 150-159
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English, Polish
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