List Of Cemeteries In Poland
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The following is a list of selected cemeteries in Poland.


Lesser Poland Voivodeship

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Rakowicki Cemetery 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 Administrative District No. 1 ''Stare Miasto'' ...
, Kraków (
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). Buried, include pilots shot down over Poland with those originally buried in
Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...
, along with hundreds of
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casualties and prisoners of war who died during the
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Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery
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Kraków Military Cemetery
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Wawel Cathedral The Wawel Cathedral ( pl, Katedra Wawelska), formally titled the Royal Archcathedral Basilica of Saints Stanislaus and Wenceslaus, is a Roman Catholic cathedral situated on Wawel Hill in Kraków, Poland. Nearly 1000 years old, it is part of the ...
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 The New Jewish Cemetery ( pl, Nowy cmentarz żydowski w Krakowie) is a historic necropolis situated on 55 Miodowa Street in Kraków, Poland. Located in the former Jewish neighborhood of Kazimierz, it covers an area of about .Kazimierz Kazimierz (; la, Casimiria; yi, קוזמיר, Kuzimyr) is a historical district of Kraków and Kraków Old Town, Poland. From its inception in the 14th century to the early 19th century, Kazimierz was an independent city, a royal city of the ...
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Remah Cemetery The Old Jewish Cemetery of Kraków ( pl, Stary cmentarz żydowski w Krakowie), more commonly known as the Remah Cemetery ( pl, Cmentarz Remuh), is a historic necropolis established in the years 1535–1551, and one of the oldest existing Jewish ...
, Kraków (Kazimierz) * Jewish Cemetery of Podgórze (pl), Kraków (
Podgórze Podgórze is a district of Kraków, Poland, situated on the right (southern) bank of the Vistula River, at the foot of Lasota Hill. The district was subdivided in 1990 into six new districts, see present-day districts of Kraków for more details. ...
district) * Mogilski cemetery (pl), Kraków (
Nowa Huta Nowa Huta (, literally "The New Steel Mill") is the easternmost district of Kraków, Poland. With more than 200,000 inhabitants, it is one of the most populous areas of the city. Until 1990, the neighbouring districts were considered expansions o ...
district) * Prokocim cemetery (pl), Kraków ( Prokocim) * Salwatorski cemetery (pl), Kraków ( Zwierzyniec) * Tyniecki cemetery (pl), Kraków ( Dębniki) * Jewish cemetery of Chrzanów * Bieńczyce-Dłubnia Military Cemetery number 398. A single grave of an Austrian soldier which was named a 'cemetery' by the War Graves Branch K&K of the Austrian Military Commandant's Office of
Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
(german: Kriegsgräber-Abteilung K.u.K. Militär-Kommando Krakau) located in the Kraków Fortress of district XI (''Twierdza Kraków'') in southern Poland. For several decades, the grave was located near the contemporary Makuszyński street. It was removed in the mid 20th century during the construction of a major thoroughfare.


Greater Poland Voivodeship

* Jewish cemeteries in Ostrów Wielkopolski * Junikowo in Poznań * Miłostowo in Poznań


Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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Osobowice Cemetery The Osobowice Cemetery (german: Friedhof Oswitz) is a large municipal cemetery in Wrocław (the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship), Poland. It is located along Osobowicka 47-59 Street. It covers the area of . Famous people buried at ceme ...
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Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...
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Old Jewish Cemetery, Wrocław The Old Jewish Cemetery ( pl, Stary Cmentarz Żydowski we Wrocławiu) is a historic necropolis-museum situated on 37/39 Ślężna Street, in the southern part of Wrocław (formerly Breslau), Poland. Opened in 1856, the cemetery's eclectic layo ...


Łódź Voivodeship

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Jewish Cemetery, Łódź The Łódź Jewish Cemetery, also known as the New Jewish Cemetery, was once the largest Jewish cemetery in Poland and one of the largest in the world. Located in the city of Łódź on Bracka Street, the necropolis was opened in 1892 and occupies ...


Lublin Voivodeship

* Old Jewish Cemetery, Lublin


Lubusz Voivodeship

* Jewish cemetery in Skwierzyna


Masovian Voivodeship

* Powązki Cemetery in
Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...
( Wola district) * Bródno Jewish Cemetery, Warsaw (
Targówek Targówek () is a district in Warsaw, Poland located in the northern part of the city. It is divided into two parts: residential and industrial. About 30% of the district's area is covered by municipal parks, such as Lasek Bródnowski, Park Bró ...
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Warsaw Insurgents Cemetery The Warsaw Insurgents Cemetery ( pl, Cmentarz Powstańców Warszawy) is located at 174/176 Wolska Street in the Wola district of Warsaw. It was established in 1945 and occupies . It is the largest burial site of victims of the Warsaw Uprisi ...
(Wola) * Soviet Military Cemetery, Warsaw *
Jewish Cemetery, Warsaw The Warsaw Jewish Cemetery is one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Europe and in the world. Located on Warsaw's Okopowa Street and abutting the Christian Powązki Cemetery, the Jewish necropolis was established in 1806 and occupies 33 hectares ...
(one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in the world)Virtual Shtetl
Okopowa Street Jewish Cemetery.
Museum of the History of Polish Jews 2016.
* Palmiry massacre Cemetery *
Evangelical-Augsburg Cemetery, Warsaw ( pl, Cmentarz ewangelicko-augsburski w Warszawie), The Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery of the Augsburg Confession in Warsaw is a historic Lutheran Protestant cemetery located in the Wola district, western part of Warsaw, Poland. Details The Evange ...
* Protestant Reformed Cemetery, Warsaw * Orthodox Cemetery, Warsaw


Podlaskie Voivodeship


Pomeranian Voivodeship

* Łostowicki Cemetery in
Gdańsk Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...
* Chełm-Gdańsk Cemetery


Silesian Voivodeship

* Mater Dolorosa cemetery in
Bytom Bytom (Polish pronunciation: ; Silesian: ''Bytōm, Bytōń'', german: Beuthen O.S.) is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland. Located in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland, the city is 7 km northwest of Katowice, the regional capital ...
* Evangelical Lutheran cemetery, Cieszyn * Old Jewish cemetery, Cieszyn * War cemetery in Łazy


Subcarpathian Voivodeship

* Jewish Cemetery of Tarnobrzeg


Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

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Jewish Cemetery, Kielce The Kielce Jewish Cemetery (also known as the Pakosz Cemetery) is located in the Pakosz District of Kielce, Poland, at the intersections of Pakosz Dolny and Kusocińskiego Streets. It has an area of 3.12 hectares. There are about 330 tombstones s ...
* Jewish cemetery in Wiślica


West Pomeranian Voivodeship

* Central Cemetery in
Szczecin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...
* Brodów Cemetery in Szczecin (closed) * Grabowo Cemetery in Szczecin (closed) * French Reformed Church Cemetery in Szczecin (closed)


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