Powązki Cemetery

Powązki Cemetery, also known as Stare Powązki, is a historic necropolis located in district, in the western part of , Poland. It is the most famous cemetery in the city and one of the oldest, having been established in 1790.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Cemetery
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: cemetery located in the Wola district, western part of Warsaw, Poland
  • Also known as: “Cmentarz Powązkowski”, “Old Powązki”, “Powązkowski”, and “Stare Powązki”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jewish Cemetery and Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews.

Cemetery
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The Warsaw is one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Europe and in the world. Located on Okopowa Street and abutting the Christian Powązki Cemetery, the Jewish necropolis was established in 1806 and occupies 33 hectares of land. is situated 310 metres south of Powązki Cemetery.

Museum
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is a museum dedicated to preserving and recalling the memory of the history of Jews in Poland. The museum is located on the site of the former Warsaw Ghetto. is situated 1½ km east of Powązki Cemetery.

Church
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is situated 440 metres northeast of Powązki Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Powązki and Nowolipki.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
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is a neighbourhood and an area of the City Information System in , . It is a residential area, with mostly medium to high density housing.

Powązki Cemetery

Latitude
52.25061° or 52° 15′ 2″ north
Longitude
20.97286° or 20° 58′ 22″ east
Open location code
9G427X2F+64
Open­Street­Map ID
way 93811398
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q168886
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Powązki Cemetery” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقبرة بوزاكي”
  • Armenian: “Պովոնզկի գերեզմանատուն”
  • Basque: “Powązki hilerria”
  • Basque: “Powązkowski”
  • Belarusian: “Паванзкоўскія могілкі”
  • Belarusian: “Павонзкаўскія могілкі”
  • Belarusian: “Павонзкі”
  • Belarusian: “Старыя Павонзкі”
  • Catalan: “Cementiri de Powązki”
  • Catalan: “Cmentarz Powązkowski”
  • Chinese: “波瓦兹基公墓”
  • Chinese: “波瓦兹基墓园”
  • Chinese: “波瓦茲基墓園”
  • Chinese: “波萬茨基公墓”
  • Chinese: “波翁斯基公墓”
  • Czech: “Cmentarz Powązkowski”
  • Czech: “Powazkowský hřbitov”
  • Danish: “Kirkegården i Powązki”
  • Dutch: “Powązki-begraafplaats”
  • Esperanto: “Tombejo Powązki en Varsovio”
  • Estonian: “Powązki kalmistu”
  • French: “Cimetiere de Powazki”
  • French: “cimetiere de Powązki”
  • French: “Cimetière de Powazki”
  • French: “cimetière de Powązki”
  • French: “Cimetière de Powązki”
  • French: “cimetière Powązkowski”
  • Georgian: “პოვონზკის სასაფლაო”
  • German: “Cmentarz Powazkowski”
  • German: “Cmentarz Powązkowski”
  • German: “Powazki-Friedhof”
  • German: “Powązki-Friedhof”
  • Greek: “Κοιμητήριο Ποβόνσκι”
  • Hebrew: “בית הקברות פובונזקי”
  • Hungarian: “Powązki temető”
  • Hungarian: “Régi temető”
  • Italian: “cimitero Powązki”
  • Italian: “Cimitero Powązki”
  • Japanese: “ポヴォンスキ墓地”
  • Lithuanian: “Povonzkų kapinės”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cmentarz Powązkowski”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kirkegården Powązki”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Powazki-kirkegården”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Powązki-kirkegården”
  • Norwegian: “Powązki-kirkegården”
  • Persian: “گورستان پوازکی”
  • Persian: “گورستان پوونسکوفسکی”
  • Polish: “cmentarz Powązkowski w Warszawie”
  • Polish: “Cmentarz Powązkowski w Warszawie”
  • Polish: “Cmentarz Powązkowski”
  • Polish: “cmentarz Stare Powązki”
  • Polish: “Stare Powązki”
  • Portuguese: “Cemitério de Powązki”
  • Romanian: “cimitirul Powązki”
  • Russian: “Повонзки”
  • Russian: “Повонзковское кладбище”
  • Russian: “Старые Повонзки”
  • Slovak: “Cintorín Powązki”
  • Slovenian: “cmentarz Powązkowski”
  • Slovenian: “pokopališče Powązki”
  • Spanish: “Cementerio de Powązki”
  • Spanish: “Cementerio Powazki”
  • Spanish: “Cementerio Powązki”
  • Swedish: “Powązki”
  • Tatar: “Повонзки зираты”
  • Ukrainian: “Повонзківський цвинтар”
  • Ukrainian: “Повонзький цвинтар”
  • Vietnamese: “Nghĩa trang Powązki”
  • Welsh: “Mynwent Powązki”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Akademia Sztuk Pięknych and Centrum Projektów Polska Cyfrowa.

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