The Morphology of Cemeteries of Abandoned Villages in the Polish Part of Former East Prussia: Boundaries and Spatial Forms of Burial Grounds

The article discusses selected issues concerning the morphology of cemeteries completely depopulated rural settlement units located in part East Prussia that was incorporated into Poland 1945. boundaries and spatial forms were analysed interpreted. These are actually best-preserved components landscape these historical burial places. basic source material used study for identification preliminary analysis shapes sheets Topographische Karte Messtischblatt map from 1920s–1940s orthophotomaps showing current land cover. Detailed analyses performed using altitude measurement data airborne laser scanning (resource Central Office Geodesy Cartography). research results show clear differences size shape belonging to specific types units. preserved relics testify different ways organising places at single-manor estates, where family functioned, those established villages. also indicate characteristic features contemporary former Evangelical cemeteries, facilitating their field identification.