A monument commemorating the centenary of the restoration of Poland’s independence is being built in Bolesławiec.
“The city budget includes funds earmarked for the construction of the monument. However, there are residents who want to contribute to its creation. To meet these expectations, a special account has been opened,” Bolesławiec mayor Piotr Roman informs. (More on this subject in the article We know what the monument commemorating the centenary of Independence will look like. You can contribute!).
The donors’ names will be commemorated by being entered on a list that will be placed in a time capsule located in the monument’s pedestal. The ceremonial unveiling of the monument commemorating the centenary of the restoration of independence in Bolesławiec will take place on November 11, 2018.
The monument commemorating the centenary of the restoration of Poland’s independence is being built in Bolesławiec, a city whose history is connected with the 1946 re-emigration from the countries of the former Yugoslavia of descendants of Poles from Galicia, re-emigration from France and deportations from the Eastern Borderlands.
Bolesławiec is a special place in the Recovered Territories, on the map of free Poland, because poverty forced many Poles to settle in territories reclaimed by Austria from the Ottoman Empire, mainly in Bosnia. Generations of Poles were born there who did not forget the language and faith of their forefathers. The Poles who came to Bolesławiec after World War II brought with them a strong faith and love for their homeland.
Here, in Bolesławiec, subsequent generations of courageous and hardworking people were born. In Bolesławiec, a garrison town, they formed one community with the Polish army—currently the 23rd Silesian Artillery Regiment.
Today, the traditions of the Polish armed forces and military ceremonial can be especially cultivated in the square beneath the monument commemorating the centenary of the restoration of Poland’s independence.