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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.
Nov 5, 2019 · The Powązki Cemetery was established in 1790 and covers a space of 43 ha. Around a million people are buried there. At the Honour Lane there are graves of insurgents and soldiers, independence activists, writers, poets, academics, artists and thinkers. The mausoleum holds the ashes of people murdered in concentration camps.
Cmentarz Powązkowski, zwyczajowo Stare Powązki lub Powązki Cywilne – zabytkowa nekropolia znajdująca się przy ul. Powązkowskiej 1 w Warszawie . Cmentarz o powierzchni 43 ha jest położony na terenie dzielnicy Wola , między ulicami: Okopową , Powązkowską, Tatarską i Jana Ostroroga.
Located on Warsaw's Okopowa Street and abutting the Christian Powązki Cemetery, the Jewish necropolis was established in 1806 and occupies 33 hectares (83 acres) of land. The cemetery contains over 250,000 marked graves, as well as mass graves of victims of the Warsaw Ghetto.
Powązki Cemetery is Warsaw’s oldest functioning cemetery and one of the most important necropolises in Poland. Opened on 20 th May 1792, it is the resting place of many notable Poles, including cultural figures such as singer Ada Sari, writer Bolesław Prus or film director Krzysztof Kieślowski.
Powązki Cemetery, also known as Stare 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.
