RAKOWICKI CEMETERY

The cemetery is a national monument of great historical and artistic value.

“The Rakowicki Cemetery was set up in 1800–1802 at an estate in Prądnik Czerwony village, originally on an area of only 5.6 ha. It was first used in mid-January 1803. The new cemetery came into existence in relation to a public health-related government ban on burials in old church cemeteries within the city.

The necropolis is a place of burial of the ordinary citizens of the city as well as national heroes: famous writers, scientists, representatives of noble families, independence fighters, political and social activists, leaders and participants of Polish independence movements and insurrections and veterans of the 20th century’s two World Wars  among others. The name Rakowicki Cemetery derives from the name of the Rakowicka street, once a suburban road leading to the village of Rakowice 2 km away.

The cemetery is a national monument of great historical and artistic value. Its selected gravestones and mausoleums are the work of well-known architects and as sculptors In 1981 a Public Committee for the Preservation of Kraków was founded, with a special sub-committee for the saving of the cemeteries of Kraków and other regional heritage sites.

OKRK is organizing an annual collections for the restoration of historic tombs and gravestones. Works are being conducted simultaneously at the Rakowicki Cemetery . OKRK is organizing an annual donation drive, raising funds for the renovation of historic tombs and the public monuments. Public funds are used for the restoration of deteriorating tombs without owners.”

I personally visit this place every year on 1st of November  and am always astonished by the place.