( pl, Cmentarz ewangelicko-augsburski w Warszawie), The Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery of the Augsburg Confession in Warsaw is a historic

Lutheran Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched th ...

Protestant cemetery located in the

Wola Wola (, ) is a district in western Warsaw, Poland, formerly the village of Wielka Wola, incorporated into Warsaw in 1916. An industrial area with traditions reaching back to the early 19th century, it underwent a transformation into an office (co ...

district, western part of

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The Evangelical Cemetery of the Augsburg Confession was consecrated on 2 May 1792, designed by the architect

Szymon Bogumił Zug Szymon Bogumił Zug (20 February 1733 – 11 August 1807), born Simon Gottlieb Zug, and also known as Zugk, was a renowned Polish-German classicist architect and designer of gardens. Born in Merseburg in Saxony, he spent most of his life in the ...

. More than 100,000 people have been buried at the cemetery since its opening in 1792. During the

Kościuszko Uprising The Kościuszko Uprising, also known as the Polish Uprising of 1794 and the Second Polish War, was an uprising against the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia led by Tadeusz Kościuszko in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Pr ...

of 1794 and during

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, intense fighting took place at the cemetery. Worth seeing is the neoclassical ''Halpert family chapel'' (1835), which serves the Lutheran community. The chapel was rebuilt in 1975, however, many tombstones are still destroyed or in poor condition. As in the Roman Catholic

Powązki Cemetery Powązki Cemetery (; pl, Cmentarz Powązkowski), also known as Stare Powązki ( en, Old Powązki), is a historic necropolis located in Wola district, in the western part of Warsaw, Poland. It is the most famous cemetery in the city and one of t ...

, a committee for the restoration of the cemetery has been set up, and collects money on

All Saint's Day All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day, the Feast of All Saints, the Feast of All Hallows, the Solemnity of All Saints, and Hallowmas, is a Christian solemnity celebrated in honour of all the saints of the church, whether they are know ...

for the treasures of the burial ground to be returned to their former glory.

Selected notable burials

A few of the notable people buried here: *

Juliusz Bursche Juliusz Bursche (September 19, 1862 in Kalisz – February 20, 1942?) was a bishop of the Evangelical-Augsburg Church in Poland. A vocal opponent of Nazi Germany, after the German invasion of Poland in 1939, he was arrested by the Germans, tort ...

(1862–1942), bishop of the

Evangelical-Augsburg Church in Poland The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in the Republic of Poland ( pl, Kościół Ewangelicko-Augsburski w Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) is a Lutheran denomination and the largest Protestant body in Poland with about 61,000 members and ...

. A vocal opponent of Nazi Germany, after the

German invasion of Poland The invasion of Poland (1 September – 6 October 1939) was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union which marked the beginning of World War II. The German invasion began on 1 September 1939, one week afte ...

in 1939 he was arrested by the Germans, tortured, and sent to

Sachsenhausen concentration camp Sachsenhausen () or Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg was a German Nazi concentration camp in Oranienburg, Germany, used from 1936 until April 1945, shortly before the defeat of Nazi Germany in May later that year. It mainly held political prisoners ...

where he died *

Wojciech Gerson Wojciech Gerson (; July 1, 1831 – February 25, 1901) was a leading Polish people, Polish Painting, painter of the mid-19th century, and one of the foremost representatives of the Polish school of Realism (arts), Realism during the foreign Part ...

(1831–1901),

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painter and professor *

Samuel Linde Samuel Gottlieb Linde (polonised ''Samuel Bogumił Linde''; 11 or 24 April 1771, in Toruń – 8 August 1847, in Warsaw) was a linguist, librarian, and lexicographer of the Polish language. He was director of the Prussian-founded Warsaw Lyceum ...

(1771–1847),

linguist, librarian, and lexicographer of the

Polish language Polish (Polish: ''język polski'', , ''polszczyzna'' or simply ''polski'', ) is a West Slavic language of the Lechitic group written in the Latin script. It is spoken primarily in Poland and serves as the native language of the Poles. In a ...

Johann Christian Schuch Johann Christian Schuch (or Jan Chrystian Szuch; 1752 – 28 June 1813) was a Dresden-born garden designer and architect, active in Poland. Life Schuch learned gardening from his father, a House of Wettin court gardener. Later he studied pain ...

(1752–1813),

Dresden Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth larg ...

-born garden designer and architect, active in Poland *

(1733–1807), Polish-German classicist architect and designer of gardens *

Karol Ernest Wedel Karl Ernst Wedel (February 7, 1813 – June 17, 1902) was a Polish confectioner of the Wedel family, who settled in Warsaw. Early life He was a member of the Evangelical-Augsburg Church in Poland. Wedel came to Warsaw at the beginning of 1845 ...

(1813–1902), Polish-German entrepreneur and founder of Poland's most famous chocolate brand

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Wiesław Wernic Wiesław Wernic (28 February 1906 in Warsaw, 1 August 1986), popular Polish writer and journalist, best known for his series of Wild West books, sometimes called "Polish Karl May". During World War II he was a member of the Home Army and fought ...

(1906−1986), popular

writer and journalist, best known for his series of

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books, sometimes called "Polish

Karl May Karl Friedrich May ( , ; 25 February 1842 – 30 March 1912) was a German author. He is best known for his 19th century novels of fictitious travels and adventures, set in the American Old West with Winnetou and Old Shatterhand as main pro ...

" *

Edward Kłosiński Edward Stefan Kłosiński (; 2 January 1943, in Warsaw – 5 January 2008, in Milanówek) was a Polish cinematographer. Life and work Kłosiński completed his studies at the National Film School in Lodz in 1967. His screen debut came in 1972; ...

(1943−2008),

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Michalina Wisłocka Michalina Anna Wisłocka (; née Braun; 1 July 1921 – 5 February 2005) was a Polish gynecologist, sexologist, and author of ''Sztuka kochania'' (verbatim: ''The Art of Loving'', English edition ''A Practical Guide to Marital Bliss'', 1978), th ...

(1921−2005),

gynecologist Gynaecology or gynecology (see spelling differences) is the area of medicine that involves the treatment of women's diseases, especially those of the reproductive organs. It is often paired with the field of obstetrics, forming the combined area ...

sexologist Sexology is the scientific study of human sexuality, including human sexual interests, behaviors, and functions. The term ''sexology'' does not generally refer to the non-scientific study of sexuality, such as social criticism. Sexologists app ...

, and

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of ''Sztuka kochania'' (''The Art of Loving'', 1976) *

Gabriela Kownacka Gabriela Anna Kownacka (née Kwasz) (25 May 1952, Wrocław – 30 November 2010, Warsaw) was a Polish film and stage actress, best known for playing in the Polish TV series ''Rodzina zastępcza''. Kownacka was a Lutheran. She has starred in over ...

(1952−2010),

film and theater

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* Adam Pilch, military chaplain

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