Vojenský cintorín Veľkrop

The war cemetery in Veľkrop is the biggest cemetery from the First World War in Slovakia. 8,662 soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian and Russian armies have found a final resting place here. Only 11 of the buried soldiers from the total number are known by their names. The cemetery originated after being moved from the front. War graves from the surrounding areas were exhumed and remains were brought over to the war cemetery in Veľkrop. The exhumations were continued in the interwar period. Exhumations were carried out near the villages Breznička, Makovce, Soľník and Varechovce. After the Second World War, there was a limited treatment of this sacred place but then the war cemetery began to decay. Restoration of the cemetery was started in 2010 with more than 200 volunteers from Slovakia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine and Romania.

The cemetery is dated to World War I. On Friday, September 28, 2018 it was made accessible to the public. The cemetery has been restored in the same style as it was designed in the war years. Natural materials were used for the restoration which was based on historical drawings and sketches that have been preserved. The ground of the cemetery was sanctified by The Most Reverend Metropolitan Rastislav, Archbishop of Prešov, Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia with the participation of representatives of different religions. Author of the Central monument is landscape architect Marek Sobola in collaboration with the architect Andrej Smatana.

Two oaks are also a part of the memorial. It is noteworthy that the planted oaks are of the “Concordia” variety, which in Latin means harmony because without the harmony and determination of the volunteers, this cemetery could not have been restored.

Veľmi pekne udrzaiavané pietne miesto. Chýbajú jedine smerovacie tabule v obci :)

Pietne miesto kde našli večný odpočinok padlí z bojov 1 svetovej vojny. Vedľa seba ležia vojaci C.K. armády ako aj vojaci ruských síl. Areál cintorínu je upravený a udržiavaný. Pri návšteve sme auto nechali pri kostole a ďalej pokračovali po náučnom chodníku. Cesta ku cintorínu cca 15minut.

Pekne upravený cintorín. Zaslúžilo by si toto miesto aj lepší prístup nie len pre mobilných ale aj starších a imobilných občanov.

Škoda, že nie je žiadna informovanosť o tak významnom mieste 1.svetovej vojne

Najväčší cintorín z obdobia I. svetovej vojny. Vo Veľkrope leží 8662 vojakov.