Cemetery Świerzowa Ruska

Świerzowa Ruska – community Krempna, county Jasło, podkarpackie voivodeship.
July 2008

This village is currently nonexistent; until the years 1945-1947 it was taken over by the residents of Lemko. The territory of this village is found within the Magurski National Park. Until the year 1927, residents were of the Greek-Catholic belief, later with the exception of two families, everyone converted to the Orthodox Church. From the former village, what remains are only some wild fruit trees, a few basements, a chapel and the cemetery. One can access the cemetery only by foot or bicycle. The old crosses are covered with thick forest underbrush. In order to find them, one must cross the rapid river Swierzówka by the “Święta Rodzina” chapel. More than 20 stone crosses are found on a small hill. From tombstone inscriptions, I was able to make out 22 names of those buried.

 Last nameFirst nameBirthDeathAge
1?Danil
2BabiakKsenia1919
3Babiak1924
4Babiak (?)?
5Babiak (?)Anna
6BorykAndrej
7BorykHanna
8BowankoWasyl1917
9DziadykAnna193666
10HandiakTerezia192251
11KasyczJoan
12KobanTymko1919
13KobanMaria1920
14KowalDemko1918
15MarekWladyslaw190463
16SmerekanyczKateryna
17SmerekanyczAnna
18SzczerbaAntoni21
19SzczerbaMaria19041944
20WerbinskiPetro
21WerbinskiLeszko
22Iwan18701927