used the cemetery at Swietojansko. Alternate name: Kriescht. 52°35' N 15°01' E, 252.9 miles W of Warszawa. Up to 1945, the name was German Kriescht. This town located in Lubuskie Voivodship in sulęcińskim district in the municipality Krzeszyce with a population of 4,501. In 1975-1998, the town was administratively in Gorzowski. Villages and settlements of the gmina: Brzozowa, Brzozówka, Czartów, Dębokierz, Dzierzążna, Jeziorki, Karkoszów, Kolczyn, Krasnołęg, Krępiny, Silicon, Krzeszyce, Łąkowa, Łukomin, Malta, Marianki, Maszków, Muszkowo, Piskorzno, Przemysław, Rudna, Rudnica, Studzionka, Świętojańsko, Zaszczytowo. [June 2009]

CEMETERY: A Jewish cemetery existed until WWII. Devastated during the occupation, no trace remains. [June 2009]