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Rakowicki Cemetery (English: Racko-vitzky; Polish: 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 meaning "Old Town" – distinct from the Kraków Old Town situated further south.
Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery, a large Military Cemetery which contains Polish, Russian and German graves as well as Commonwealth graves, is located east of the city. Follow the road 4 into the city and continue to the T junction at the end of the road 4.
The greatest necropolis of Kraków and the oldest municipal cemetery was set up early in the 19th century to replace parish cemeteries. It quickly became a symbolic space filled with masterpieces of funerary architecture and sculpture.
Do you want to learn more about Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery? Visit CWGC for its history, location maps, visitor information, and war dead casualty details.
The Rakowicki Cemetery is the final resting place of Polish independence fighters from the 19th and 20th centuries. Here you can find their individual and mass graves, and memorials to the memory of the fallen.
Jul 1, 2021 · April – September: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. October – March: 7.00 a.m. – 6.00 p.m. Plan of Rakowicki Cemetery. The plan of the cemetery is available on the website of the Department of Communal Cemeteries in Krakow. On this page, you will also find a grave locator that will help you find the tombstone you are interested in. ( plan) Famous people.
The greatest necropolis of Kraków and the oldest municipal cemetery was set up early in the 19th century to replace parish cemeteries. It quickly became a symbolic space filled with masterpieces of funerary architecture and sculpture.
