Klepsk (Poland) church from the graveyard end.
The graveyard has been destroyed although some stones remain among the grass or have been lined up against the church wall. The church is surrounded by a low brick wall.
These photographs were taken at Klepsk (Klemzig) and Okunin (Langmeil) in Poland. Klepsk is
the nearest village to Okunin, which is, according to the authors of the Schilling book, the place
from whence our Schilling ancestors Johan Gottfried Schilling and Anna Rosina nee Lange and
their children came to Australia. The town still shows some signs of its German heritage. The war
memorial from WW1 has been pushed over although the stones and their engraved names are still
visible. The church is the most noticeable landmark, visible from the train from Poznan (Posen).
Klepsk (Poland) church from the graveyard end.
The graveyard has been destroyed although some stones remain among the grass or have been
lined up against the church wall. The church is surrounded by a low brick wall.
Church at Klepsk
Showing the 16thC half timbered walls. Notice the gravestone leaning against the wall. The
foundation stone is still intact.
Church at Klepsk
General view compiled from several photos. It is interesting to compare these photos with the two
pictures of the Langmeil church in the Schilling book 2nd edition. The building depicted there is a
rendered church. The interior is very similar to the interior of the church depicted above. As far as
I could determine there was no church at Langmeil, however a pre-WW2 map suggests there was
one.
Street outside church
The car was our taxi. The taxi driver spoke no English, we spoke no Polish and our German is
almost nonexistent. Next trip will be different.
Okunin manor house
Now derelict, this house forms part of a quadrangle one side of which is an old stables, another is
a long barn which is seen on the right of the picture. The two storey building, of which we can
only see the end, is a block of flats where the farmers live.