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List Of Cemeteries In Poland
The following is a list of selected cemeteries in Poland. Lesser Poland Voivodeship * Rakowicki Cemetery, Kraków (Kraków Old Town, Old Town). Buried, include Allies of World War II, pilots shot down over Poland with those originally buried in Warsaw, along with hundreds of Commonwealth of Nations casualties and prisoners of war who died during the History of Poland (1939–1945), German occupation.Commonwealth War Graves Commission Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery/ref>Szymon Madej Kraków Military Cemetery/ref> * Wawel Cathedral with tombs of Polish kings, Kraków (St. Leonard's Crypt) * Skałka national Panthéon of some of the most distinguished Poles, Kraków * New Jewish Cemetery, Kraków (Kazimierz district) * Remah Cemetery, Kraków (Kazimierz) * :pl:Podgórski cmentarz żydowski nowy w Krakowie, Jewish Cemetery of Podgórze (pl), Kraków (Podgórze district) * :pl:Cmentarz Mogilski, Mogilski cemetery (pl), Kraków (Nowa Huta district) * :pl:Cmentarz Prokocim, Prokocim cemetery ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakowicki Cemetery, Cracow, Poland 3
Rakowicki Cemetery (English: ; pl, Cmentarz Rakowicki) is a historic necropolis and a cultural heritage monument located on 26 Rakowicka Street in the centre of Kraków, Poland. It lies within the Districts of Kraków#Stare Miasto, Administrative District No. 1 ''Stare Miasto'' meaning "Old Town" – distinct from the Kraków Old Town situated further south. Founded at the beginning of the 19th century when the region was part of Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Galicia, the cemetery was expanded several times, and at present covers an area of about 42 hectares. Many notable Cracovians, among them the parents of Pope John Paul II, are buried here. Gazeta Krakow.pl, October 29, 2008, A multilingual brochure available for the visitors, calle"Zwiedzamy Cmentarz Rakowicki" (A visit to the Rakowicki Cemetery)with a map describing a two-hour walk, is published by Zarząd Cmentarzy Komunalnych w Krakowie. History The Rakowicki Cemetery was set up in 1800–1802 at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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