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Cemetery of Romanian and German Soldiers in Bordesti, Vrancea County, Romania

The cemetery was set up between 1930 and 1932, with the support of Germany.

It has the shape of a cone trunk, with a surface of 2,580 square meters, and it is surrounded by brick walls. It is structured on three levels; it features a richly ornamented gate, a 3 m high monumental cross with an inscription that is both simple and full of meaning: "PRO-PATRIA". The entrance is bordered by two colonnades bearing the following inscriptions: "Here lie Romanian and German soldiers, fallen in these places, in the war that took place during 1916 and 1919." The cemetery shelters a total of 5,554 both known and unknown soldiers, of which 999 were Germans and the rest were Austrians, Italians, Russians, and Romanians.

 

http://www.monitorulvn.ro/articole/galerie-foto--cimitirul-din-bordesti-vizitat-de-atasatul-militar-al-ambasadei-germaniei_2_3539647.html

https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borde%C8%99ti,_Vrancea

Romania, South-East Region, Vrancea County

Type of WWI-heritage

  • War monument

Dimensions

height: 3 m, area: 2,580 sqm

State of repair/preservation

No information available

Historical WWI Context

The cemetery was built in memory of the German and Romanian soldiers who fought to defend the country's freedom during World War I battles. 

A history of Romania's participation in World War One can be found on the following website: http://www.marelerazboi.ro/ (in Romanian only)

State of legal protection

This is an objective included in the List of Historic Monuments, classified as historical monuments type A (VN-IV-s-A-06614), according to the Order of the Minister of Culture no. 2.828/2015

Location

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