The Cimetière des Champeaux de Montmorency, at Montmorency, Val-d'Oise in Île-de-France, is a cemetery first established in the 17th century. It has the particularity of being the largest Polish burial place in France, hence its appellation as the "Pantheon of the Polish Emigration". It is located 15 km north of Paris and adjacent to the spa resort of Enghien-les-Bains. That it fell to Montmorency to become the main necropolis of the Polish diaspora in the country is due to two Polish political exiles, who happened to be staying at the nearby spa at the time of their death and were buried in the local cemetery. They were the statesman and poet, Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, one time Polish envoy to the United Kingdom and Karol Kniaziewicz, politician and brigadier general in Napoleon's Grande Armée. Since their interments in the early part of the 19th century, a succession of noted exiled Poles found their final resting place in the cemetery. There are over 276 Polish burials, among them the poets Adam Mickiewicz, the national bard, and Cyprian Kamil Norwid, statesman Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, and the diplomat and head of the Polish resistance in France during WWII, Aleksander Kawalkowski. The cemetery has become one of the national symbols of Polish resistance to all forms of oppression, and each Spring, it is the rallying place for Poles living in the Paris area, who go there to commemorate their historical leaders and artists.[1]
At the end of the 18th-century the Commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania ceased to be a sovereign state. It was partitioned in three stages between three neighbouring empires, the Russian Empire, Prussia and Austria-Hungary. While during Napoleon's passage to Russia a statelet attached to the First French Empire, called the Duchy of Warsaw, was briefly in existence, the Congress of Vienna turned it in 1815 into Congress Poland. It was a notionally semi-autonomous province and a fraction of the previous autonomous state, such that it was a monarchy in personal union with the Russian empire and the tsar was known as "King of Poland". However, the tyranny of tsar Nicholas I incited the Poles to stage a planned insurrection which began in November 1830, formed an interim Polish government under prince Czartoryski, and spread to all parts of the former Commonwealth under Russian rule well into the following year. It was brutally put down by Russia, resulting in thousands of deaths, imprisonment, confiscation of property and exile to Siberia. Many of the dissidents who managed to evade those outcomes, escaped to Western Europe, including the Italian and German states, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, with a majority settling in France where they were dubbed the Grande Emigration, with Czartoryski among them.[2]
While in the 19th-century resettled Poles conducted their political and intellectual lives in Paris, they favoured Enghien-les-Bains as a holiday destination and Delfina Potocka opened a second salon at the spa to entertain guests to Chopin's piano recitals and hear the works of poets such as Juliusz Słowacki and Zygmunt Krasiński.[1]
Wall of Remembranceedit
The cemetery is a place of remembrance for the Polish nation, of liberty and of the right to self-determination.
The Wall of Remembrance honours the memory of the Polish Armed Forces in the West and the Katyn massacre, the Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia (1943–1945), during World War II, and of the dissident union Solidarność (1980s). The history of the cemetery became synonymous with the history of Poland during the 20th-century. It has received the bodies of insurgents and of deportees. Soil from Katyn has been deposited there. In the 1960s, the cemetery became a place of resistance to Communist Poland. People who declined to return to Poland while under occupation or under martial law chose to be buried there.[3]
^ abSkowronek, Jerzy; Bochenek, Alicja; Cichowski, Marek (1986). Filipow, Krzysztof (ed.). Cmentarz polski w Montmorency (in Polish). Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy.
^Kałuski, Marian (February 2007). "Francja: Polacy w Paryżu" (PDF). Pro Polonicum – Polonijne pismo patriotyczne o polskich znakach pamięci na Obczyźnie. Vol. 5. pp. 44–45. ISSN 1661-7061. Retrieved 2012-01-07.[dead link]
^"Polski cmentarz w Montmorency i polskie groby w Paryżu". polonia.wp.pl (in Polish). 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
External linksedit
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The Cimetiere des Champeaux de Montmorency at Montmorency Val d Oise in Ile de France is a cemetery first established in the 17th century It has the particularity of being the largest Polish burial place in France hence its appellation as the Pantheon of the Polish Emigration It is located 15 km north of Paris and adjacent to the spa resort of Enghien les Bains That it fell to Montmorency to become the main necropolis of the Polish diaspora in the country is due to two Polish political exiles who happened to be staying at the nearby spa at the time of their death and were buried in the local cemetery They were the statesman and poet Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz one time Polish envoy to the United Kingdom and Karol Kniaziewicz politician and brigadier general in Napoleon s Grande Armee Since their interments in the early part of the 19th century a succession of noted exiled Poles found their final resting place in the cemetery There are over 276 Polish burials among them the poets Adam Mickiewicz the national bard and Cyprian Kamil Norwid statesman Adam Jerzy Czartoryski and the diplomat and head of the Polish resistance in France during WWII Aleksander Kawalkowski The cemetery has become one of the national symbols of Polish resistance to all forms of oppression and each Spring it is the rallying place for Poles living in the Paris area who go there to commemorate their historical leaders and artists 1 Cimetiere des Champeaux de MontmorencyCyprian Norwid grave at Champeaux cemeteryDetailsEstablishedearly 1600sLocationMontmorency Val d OiseCountryFranceCoordinates48 59 38 N 2 19 25 E 48 9940 N 2 3236 E 48 9940 2 3236TypePublic Roman Catholic Contents 1 History 1 1 Montmorency and the Grande Emigration 1 2 Wall of Remembrance 2 Some notable burials 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp Tomb of Delfina Potocka 1807 1877 friend of Frederic Chopin nbsp Tomb of writer Zygmunt KaczkowskiMontmorency and the Grande Emigration edit At the end of the 18th century the Commonwealth of Poland Lithuania ceased to be a sovereign state It was partitioned in three stages between three neighbouring empires the Russian Empire Prussia and Austria Hungary While during Napoleon s passage to Russia a statelet attached to the First French Empire called the Duchy of Warsaw was briefly in existence the Congress of Vienna turned it in 1815 into Congress Poland It was a notionally semi autonomous province and a fraction of the previous autonomous state such that it was a monarchy in personal union with the Russian empire and the tsar was known as King of Poland However the tyranny of tsar Nicholas I incited the Poles to stage a planned insurrection which began in November 1830 formed an interim Polish government under prince Czartoryski and spread to all parts of the former Commonwealth under Russian rule well into the following year It was brutally put down by Russia resulting in thousands of deaths imprisonment confiscation of property and exile to Siberia Many of the dissidents who managed to evade those outcomes escaped to Western Europe including the Italian and German states Switzerland and the United Kingdom with a majority settling in France where they were dubbed the Grande Emigration with Czartoryski among them 2 While in the 19th century resettled Poles conducted their political and intellectual lives in Paris they favoured Enghien les Bains as a holiday destination and Delfina Potocka opened a second salon at the spa to entertain guests to Chopin s piano recitals and hear the works of poets such as Juliusz Slowacki and Zygmunt Krasinski 1 Wall of Remembrance edit The cemetery is a place of remembrance for the Polish nation of liberty and of the right to self determination The Wall of Remembrance honours the memory of the Polish Armed Forces in the West and the Katyn massacre the Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia 1943 1945 during World War II and of the dissident union Solidarnosc 1980s The history of the cemetery became synonymous with the history of Poland during the 20th century It has received the bodies of insurgents and of deportees Soil from Katyn has been deposited there In the 1960s the cemetery became a place of resistance to Communist Poland People who declined to return to Poland while under occupation or under martial law chose to be buried there 3 Some notable burials editJoseph Babinski 1857 1952 neurologist Boleslaw Biegas 1877 1954 painter and sculptor Olga Boznanska 1865 1940 painter Aleksander Chodzko 1804 1891 orientalist writer Adam Jerzy Czartoryski 1770 1861 statesman Henryk Dembinski 1791 1864 general Cyprien Godebski 1835 1909 sculptor Antoni Gorecki 1787 1861 poet Aleksander Jelowicki 1804 1877 insurgent editor poet priest Teodor Jelowicki 1828 1905 politician musician philanthropist Zygmunt Kaczkowski 1825 1896 poet Marya Kasterska 1893 1969 writer journalist Aleksander Kawalkowski 1899 1965 officer and diplomat Karol Kniaziewicz 1762 1842 general politician Tadeusz Makowski 1882 1932 painter Ludwik Mekarski 1843 1923 engineer Adam Mickiewicz 1798 1855 poet and writer repatriated to Wawel Castle in 1890 Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz 1757 1841 statesman and poet Antoni Oleszczynski 1774 1879 painter Cyprian Kamil Norwid 1821 1883 artist poet dramatist Wladyslaw Oleszczynski 1807 1866 sculptor Bronislaw Pilsudski 1866 1918 anthropologist ethnographer Helena Paderewska 1856 1934 social activist wife of Ignacy Paderewski Roman Palester 1907 1989 musical composer Edward Pozerski Pomian 1875 1964 medical researcher Kazimierz Sosnkowski 1885 1969 general politician Aleksander Wat 1900 1967 writer Wladyslaw Zamoyski 1803 1868 general Crimean War veteran politicianSee also editPoles in France Brompton CemeteryReferences edit a b Skowronek Jerzy Bochenek Alicja Cichowski Marek 1986 Filipow Krzysztof ed Cmentarz polski w Montmorency in Polish Panstwowy Instytut Wydawniczy Kaluski Marian February 2007 Francja Polacy w Paryzu PDF Pro Polonicum Polonijne pismo patriotyczne o polskich znakach pamieci na Obczyznie Vol 5 pp 44 45 ISSN 1661 7061 Retrieved 2012 01 07 dead link Polski cmentarz w Montmorency i polskie groby w Paryzu polonia wp pl in Polish 2007 10 29 Retrieved 2012 01 07 External links editCimetiere des Champeaux de Montmorency at Find a Grave nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cimetiere des Champeaux de Montmorency amp oldid 1175895796, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
