Rakowicki Cemetery

Rakowicki Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Kraków, Poland. It was established in 1803. It holds immovable monument in Poland status. Wikidata records 518 notable interments here, including Wisława Szymborska, Q361642, Jan Matejko.

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Notable interments

518 notable figures are documented here in Wikidata, each with a Wikipedia article and recorded burial place. The 25 most widely covered are listed below. Browse all 518, or take the JSON record.

• Wisława Szymborska (1923–2012), writer, poet, translator
• Q361642 (1945–2006), writer, composer, poet
• Jan Matejko (1838–1893), painter, university teacher
• Q55369 (1947–2024), screenwriter, writer, actor
• Roman Ingarden (1893–1970), writer, university teacher, philosopher
• Tadeusz Kantor (1915–1990), painter, sculptor, theatre director
• Tadeusz Kantor (1915–1990), painter, sculptor, theatre director
• Tadeusz Kantor (1915–1990), painter, sculptor, theatre director
• Tadeusz Kantor (1915–1990), painter, sculptor, theatre director
• Helena Modjeska (1840–1909), actor, stage actor
• Ignacy Daszyński (1866–1936), writer, politician, statesperson
• Ewa Demarczyk (1941–2020), actor, singer, singer-songwriter
• Marian Smoluchowski (1872–1917), physicist, professor, mountaineer
• Franciszek Smuda (1948–2024), association football coach, association football player
• Rudolf Weigl (1883–1957), physician, biologist, university teacher
• Zygmunt Wróblewski (1845–1888), physicist, chemist
• Anna Świrszczyńska (1909–1984), writer, poet, playwright
• Helena Rakoczy (1921–2014), artistic gymnast
• Jan A. P. Kaczmarek (1953–2024), composer, musician, film score composer
• Juliusz Kossak (1824–1899), illustrator, painter, graphic artist
• Albert Chmielowski (1846–1916), painter, religious
• Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz (1851–1916), painter
• Teodor Axentowicz (1869–1938), painter, graphic artist
• Teodor Axentowicz (1859–1938), painter, graphic artist
• Jerzy Kuryłowicz (1895–1978), professor, linguist

Common questions

Where is Rakowicki Cemetery?

Rakowicki Cemetery is in Kraków, Poland, at coordinates 50.0756, 19.9539.

When was Rakowicki Cemetery established?

Rakowicki Cemetery was established in 1803, according to Wikidata.

Who is buried at Rakowicki Cemetery?

Wikidata documents 518 notable interments at Rakowicki Cemetery, including Wisława Szymborska, Q361642, Jan Matejko, Q55369, Roman Ingarden.

Records and sources

• Wikidata: Q1457419 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
• Wikipedia article
• Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)