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Rapa is a small village located in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It belongs to the Gołdap district and is located only 1.5 kilometers from the border with Russia. It has only 140 inhabitants, but crowds of tourists regularly come to it. All because of the pyramid built in 1811.
Pyramid in Rapa. There are corpses inside
Rapa belonged to the Fahrenheid family from the first half of the 18th century. Baron Friedrich von Fahrenheid was very interested in Egypt and wanted to have a pyramid in his town. The building began to serve as a family tomb, where remains were stored and bodies were mummified. The first deceased person to be buried in the building was von Fahrenheid’s three-year-old daughter. Little Ninette died of scarlet fever, and the baron believed that by placing her body in a tomb, it would remain intact for many years. Later, seven more family members were buried there, and in 1849 Friedrich himself was buried there. At the end of the 19th century, the Fahrenheids sold their estate in Rapa and moved out.
Masurian legend. Is there a haunted tomb?
During World War I, the pyramid was destroyed by Russian soldiers. They opened the coffins and devastated the bodies. During World War II, the tomb was also plundered and valuable items were searched for. Rumor has it that the inhabitants of Rapa in 1923 had to tear off the heads themselves and use them to play football. When, a week later, the body of one of the vandals was hung on a tree next to the pyramid, people began to talk about the Fahrenheid curse. At night, ghosts were said to emerge from the tomb and scare the people living in the village. This was supposed to be due to the fact that the souls did not find peace after the death because their bodies were constantly being violated.
Everyone could enter the building until 2010, when the entrance was bricked up. Until then, even at the beginning of the 21st century, it happened that people used sticks to open the coffins inside. In 2018, the tomb was renovated and entered on the list of monuments. It can be visited, but only between April and October. The building can be viewed from the outside.
Source: Gazeta
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