History of the Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw, Poland
Mr. Robert Cymborski has developed a website highlighting the history of the Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw, Poland as well as records of those interred there.
For the past seven years Mr. Cymborski has inventoried the resting place of the famous and ordinary Poles buried in the Powązki Cemetery. He has taken and cataloged more than 100,000 images, and has recorded graves in 105 sections from the oldest parts of the cemetery. His website currently contains more than 23,000 records of burials. It is updated once a week on average.
Mr. Cymborski undertook this project because of the lack of any documentation on burials that took place between 1792-1944, that is from the foundation of the cemetery to the Warsaw Uprising. During the Warsaw Uprising all cemetery records were lost when the Germans destroyed the city and burned down the local office containing the entire archive of the cemetery. Additionally, Mr. Cymborski was motivated by the deterioration of older grave markers resulting from weathering and air pollution. Mr. Cymborski estimates that his work will continue for the next 10-12 years.
I encourage my readers to visit the website and support Mr. Cymborski’s efforts as you are able.
Gdzien dobry,
I am looking to find my uncle’s burial plot (2004) to pay my respects. (Dr. Stan Zagaja) Is there a special website that I should search? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Dziekuje serdecznie,
Iwona Zagaja – Toronto, Canada
Per Wikipedia:
If this is the person you are referring to, I would imagine he is buried in Skierniewice, Poland. You can try this website in which they are attempting to index various cemeteries in Poland. You might also contact a family member or one of the churches in Skierniewice.
I wish you luck with your search.
Thank you kindly for your response. I will be in Poland next summer to commence my search.
Regards,
Iwona
Searching for records of the kolniczanski family buried in the powazki cemetery. Respectfully
I am searching for my grand parents grave. I believe them to be buried in Skierniewice. They are Antoni Slawnski and Wiktoria Slawinska. Can anybody help?