Powązki Cemetery (Polish pronunciation:[pɔˈvɔ̃skʲi]; Polish: Cmentarz Powązkowski), also known as Stare Powązki (English: 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 the oldest, having been established in 1790. It is the burial place of many illustrious individuals from Polish history. Some are interred along the "Avenue of the Distinguished" – Aleja Zasłużonych, created in 1925. It is estimated that over 1 million people are buried at Powązki.[2]
Powązki Cemetery was established on 4 November 1790 on land donated by nobleman Melchior Szymanowski, and consecrated on 20 May 1792. Initially it covered an area of only about 2.5 ha. In the same year Saint Karol Boromeusz Church, designed by Dominik Merlini, was built on the northern edge of the cemetery. The catacombs were erected soon thereafter.
Several other cemeteries were founded in the area: the Jewish cemetery, and those of the Calvinist, Lutheran, Caucasian and Tatar communities. The Orthodox cemetery is also located in the vicinity.
As in many old European cemeteries, some of the tombstones in Powązki were created by renowned sculptors, both Polish and foreign. Some of the monuments are examples of the then prevailing styles in art and architecture.
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Powazki redirects here For other uses see Powazki disambiguation Not to be confused with Powazki Military Cemetery Powazki Cemetery Polish pronunciation pɔˈvɔ skʲi Polish Cmentarz Powazkowski also known as Stare Powazki English Old Powazki 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 the oldest having been established in 1790 It is the burial place of many illustrious individuals from Polish history Some are interred along the Avenue of the Distinguished Aleja Zasluzonych created in 1925 It is estimated that over 1 million people are buried at Powazki 2 Powazki CemeteryCmentarz PowazkowskiExample of lavish tombstones at the cemeteryDetailsEstablished4 November 1790 1 LocationWarsawCountry PolandCoordinates52 15 07 N 20 58 22 E 52 25194 N 20 97278 E 52 25194 20 97278TypePublicSize43 hectares 110 acres 1 No of gravesover 1 million 2 WebsiteUnofficial websiteFind a GravePowazki Cemetery The cemetery is often confused with the newer Powazki Military Cemetery which is located to the north west of Powazki Cemetery Contents 1 History 2 Notable burials 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editPowazki Cemetery was established on 4 November 1790 on land donated by nobleman Melchior Szymanowski and consecrated on 20 May 1792 Initially it covered an area of only about 2 5 ha In the same year Saint Karol Boromeusz Church designed by Dominik Merlini was built on the northern edge of the cemetery The catacombs were erected soon thereafter Several other cemeteries were founded in the area the Jewish cemetery and those of the Calvinist Lutheran Caucasian and Tatar communities The Orthodox cemetery is also located in the vicinity As in many old European cemeteries some of the tombstones in Powazki were created by renowned sculptors both Polish and foreign Some of the monuments are examples of the then prevailing styles in art and architecture On All Saints Day 1 November and Zaduszki 2 November in Warsaw vigils are held not only in the Roman Catholic cemeteries but in the Protestant Muslim Jewish and Orthodox cemeteries as well At Powazki Cemetery many graves are lit up by Votive candles Notable burials editA few of the notables buried here are Tekla Badarzewska Baranowska 1834 1861 composer Izabela Barcinska nee Chopin 1811 1881 younger sister of Fryderyk Chopin Anna Bilinska 1857 1893 painter Wojciech Boguslawski 1757 1829 writer actor director Stefan Bryla 1886 1943 notable for first welding bridge Maurzyce Bridge Jan Gotlib Bloch 1836 1902 banker railroad entrepreneur philanthropist economist economist and social activist Emilia Chopin 1812 1827 youngest sister of Fryderyk Chopin Ludwika Jedrzejewicz nee Chopin 1807 1855 oldest sister of Fryderyk Chopin Mikolaj Chopin 1771 1844 father of Fryderyk Chopin Tekla Justyna Chopin 1782 1861 mother of Fryderyk Chopin Halina Chrostowska 1929 1990 printmaker activist and educator Gerard Antoni Ciolek 1909 1966 architect and historian of gardens Ignacy Dobrzynski 1807 1867 composer Jerzy Duszynski 1917 1978 actor Jozef Elsner 1769 1854 composer and conductor Piano teacher of Fryderyk Chopin Wladyslaw Filipkowski 1892 1950 military commander Pola Gojawiczynska 1896 1963 writer Jozef Goslawski 1908 1963 sculptor and medallic artist Marceli Godlewski 1865 1945 Righteous Among the Nations Leopold Janikowski 1855 1942 meteorologist explorer and ethnographer Stanislaw Janikowski 1891 1965 Polish diplomat Stefan Jaracz 1883 1945 actor Jan Kiepura 1902 1966 singer and actor Krzysztof Kieslowski 1941 1996 film director Jan Kilinski 1760 1819 freedom fighter Stefan Kisielewski 1911 1991 art critic and writer Stanislava Klimashevskaya 1851 1939 photographer and studio owner Tomasz Knapik 1943 2021 film radio and television reader Krzysztof Komeda 1931 1969 jazz composer Alfred Kowalski 1849 1915 painter Henryk Kuna 1885 1945 sculptor Witold Lutoslawski 1913 1994 composer Jozefat Ignacy Lukasiewicz 1789 1850 painter artist Maciej Maslowski 1901 1976 art historian Stanislaw Maslowski 1853 1926 painter artist Witold Malcuzynski 1914 1977 classical pianist Stefan Mazurkiewicz 1888 1945 co founder of the Warsaw school of mathematics Jerzy Mierzejewski 1917 2012 artist and pedagogue Stanislaw Moniuszko 1819 1872 composer Janusz Nasfeter 1920 1998 film director and screenwriter moved in 2018 from the Sluzew Old Cemetery Ola Obarska 1910 1992 singer and actress Antoni Osuchowski 1849 1928 philanthropist and national activist Piotr Pawlukiewicz 1960 2020 Roman Catholic priest doctor of pastoral theology Lech Pijanowski 1928 1974 film maker and game designer Jerzy Pniewski 1913 1989 physicist 3 Boleslaw Prus 1847 1912 journalist and novelist Grzegorz Przemyk 1964 1983 poet murdered by Milicja Obywatelska Kazimierz Puzak 1883 1950 died in the Communist prison secretly buried in Powazki Halina Regulska 1899 1994 racing driver socialite author member of Polish resistance movement in World War II Wladyslaw Reymont 1867 1925 Nobel Prize winning novelist Edward Rydz Smigly 1886 1941 politician statesman Marshal of Poland and Commander in Chief of Poland s armed forces Ireneusz Roszkowski 1910 1996 gynaecologist Irena Sendlerowa 1910 2008 head of Children s Section of the Zegota Waclaw Sierpinski 1882 1969 mathematician Andrzej Soltan 1897 1959 physicist Zbigniew Scibor Rylski 1917 2018 military commander participant of the Warsaw Uprising Michal Karaszewicz Tokarzewski 1893 1964 general Wladyslaw Trylinski 1878 1956 transportation engineer and inventor Jerzy Waldorff 1910 1999 art critic and one of the benefactors of the Cemetery Melchior Wankowicz 1892 1974 writer Henryk Wieniawski 1835 1870 composer Kazimierz Wierzynski 1894 1969 poet and writer Stanislaw Wigura 1901 1932 aircraft designer and aviator Stanislaw Wojciechowski 1869 1953 president of Poland Aleksander Zelwerowicz 1877 1955 actor and director patron of the Warsaw Drama Academy Franciszek Zwirko 1895 1932 aviator Wojciech Zywny 1756 1842 first piano teacher of Fryderyk Chopin composer Helena Morsztynkiewiczowa 1894 1983 architect and urban plannerGallery edit nbsp Avenue of Notables nbsp Saint Karol Boromeusz Church nbsp Old Powazki nbsp Edward Rydz Smigly grave nbsp Old Powazki nbsp Old Powazki nbsp Old Powazki nbsp Old Powazki nbsp Old PowazkiSee also editRakowicki Cemetery Lychakiv CemeteryReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Powazki Cemetery a b Historia Cmentarza Powazkowskiego in Polish Archived from the original on 4 November 2010 Retrieved 10 August 2010 a b Najslynniejszy cmentarz Warszawy Retrieved 9 July 2017 Warszawskie Zabytkowe Pomniki Nagrobne cmentarze um warszawa pl in Polish Retrieved 16 December 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Powazki Cemetery amp oldid 1218875750, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
