The trail of the Warsaw necropolises

Going south. ul. Jan Ostroróg, we come to ul. Młynarska. More cemeteries there. The first is the Muslim Caucasian Cemetery. This small cemetery was built in the years 1830-67. Mainly Russian soldiers were buried here – Muslims, later also Polonized Tatars. Among the buried is the late W. 1851 r. Jan Buczacki – the first translator of the Koran into Polish. The cemetery was destroyed in the course of the fighting during the Warsaw Uprising and has not been tidy so far. It is practically inaccessible to tourists.

Going further south. ul. Młynarska, we come to the Evangelical-Augsburg cemetery. It was founded in this place in 1792 r. on an area of ​​approx. 4 ha. Many people of merit for Warsaw and related to the history and culture of Poland are buried in this cemetery. They are buried here, among others: Wojciech Gerson, Jan Christian Kamsetzer, Francis Lampi, Samuel Bogumil Linde, Adolf Schuch, Michael Shubert, Zygmunt Vogel and Szymon Bogumił Zug. Among the tombstones of high artistic value, the tombs of W.. Velisha – the work of Edward Wittig and J.. Neybauera – the work of Bolesław Syrewicz. From this cemetery, we walk along ul. Młynarska, and then turn left into ul. Rye. There is an Evangelical Reformed cemetery here. It was founded in 1791 r. and byF enlarged twice. It currently covers an area 2,5 ha. Among the outstanding figures resting here should be mentioned: Jana bystronia, Juliusz Kaden-Bandrowski, Olga Niewska, General Katarzyna Sowińska (her funeral in 1860 r. was the first great demonstration heralding the outbreak of the January Uprising), gen. Karol Sierakowski, Józef Simmler and Stefan Żeromski. From this cemetery we go east. ul. Żytnia and left on ul. Gibalski.

Near the Jewish cemetery there is a monument-mausoleum 300 Jews and Poles – execution victims, which took place during World War II on the site of the former Skra stadium. The grave was found in 1988 r. and soon the place was commemorated with a monument designed by. F. Szumielewicz and M.. Martens. From there we come to ul. Okopowa, where is the Jewish cemetery. It was founded in years 1806-07 on the surface 33 ha. The cemetery is divided into quarters, streets and rows. It was severely devastated during World War II. Most of the tombstones follow the tradition of the Jews, only some of the newer forms are close to the Catholic ones. Among the tombstones there are also chapel-shaped tombs. Some of them are ohele – burial place of tzadikim. According to the Jewish tradition, requests are sent to the deceased tzadikim written on pieces of paper known as the "Kwiatlechs"., which are laid in the ohels. Among the dead buried here are, among others: Simon Askenazy, Ludwik Zamenhof, Samuel Olgebrand, Estera Kaminska.

The B chapel stands out from the tombstones of high artistic value. Sonnenberg with bas-reliefs depicting the Prague estate of Szmul Zarówka and an illustration to the psalm "Over the waters of Babylon". From the side of the fence at ul. Okopowa there is a monument to Janusz Korczak (responsible. Henryk Goldszmit 1878-1942), made in 1982 r. wg proj. Mieczysław Smorczewski. We finish the tour of the Warsaw necropolises with a visit to the Jewish cemetery.

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