Pocepice WW I Memorial
Posted by: haggaeus
N 49° 35.801 E 014° 22.798
33U E 455193 N 5493974
Syenite column at Pocepice churchyard, remembering 53 citizens of Pocepice and adjacent villages fallen in WW I.
Waymark Code: WM8MBD
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/18/2010
Views: 102
The memorial stands right at the entrance to the churchyard. There is the list of 53 names: citizens of Pocepice, Rovin, Oukrtalov, Skuhrov, Vitin, Poresice, and prince Karel Lobkovic of Vysoky Chlumec.
The memorial was sponsored by a collection between the locals, unveiling ceremony was held on October 31st, 1926.
Source: village history at
www.pocepice.cz