BERŻNIKI JAKO OŚRODEK KOŚCIELNY NA SEJNEŃSZCZYŹNIE (ZAGADNIENIA WYBRANE)

This article is a contribution to understanding the past and present of the Sejny land and the Church center in Berzniki. Over the centuries, there have been many changes in Berzniki regarding various matters of religious, social and economic life, etc.. Today, that center is struggling with numerous problems related to the economic and social difficulties, high unemployment, depopulation of villages and towns – which are assigned to the parish, the migration of young people to larger cities and towns, etc. However, it has valuable monuments, first of all the church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Additionally, there is also a historic cemetery. These are treasures that the local community looks after and develops with faith and tradition, enriching to the best of their abilities.