Cemetery #18840
Krakow Rakowicki Municipal Cemetery
Local name: Kraków, Rakowicki Cmentarz Komunalny
Also known as Kraków, Cmentarz Rakowicki · Cmentarz Rakowicki · Cmentarz Rakowicki w Krakowie
176
documented records
≈ 6.2k–12k
approx. capacity (graves)
0.311 km²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Rakowicki Cemetery in Kraków was founded in 1803 and is described as the oldest surviving municipal cemetery in the city and in Poland. Its name comes from the road, now Rakowicka Street, that led to the village of Rakowice about 2 kilometres away. The cemetery covers about 42 hectares in the Stare Miasto district and holds many prominent people.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 50.075184° N, 19.952190° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
Showing the first 50 of 176, A–Z by surname. Search all records
Maria Abdank Irecka 1867 – 1944 
Antonina Adamska 1858 – 1928 
Paulina Albrecht 1878 – 1917 
Franciszek Alexandrowicz 1856 – 1927 - Maria Alexandrowicz 1869 – 1951
- Stefan Alexandrowicz 1930 – 2024
- Zofia Alexandrowicz 1930 – 2024
Zofia Anaziolucka 1888 – 1969 - Zygmunt Anaziolucki 1848 – 1896
Maria Andruszkiewicz Nowak 1944 – 2010 
Franciszek Anusz ? – 1945 - Janina Anusz 1898 – 1985
- Zdzisław Anusz 1924 – 1992
Józef Augustynek 1899 – 1957 - Wojciech Augustynek 1860 – 1910
Stanisława Baczkowska 1889 – 1889 
Paweł Badecki 1862 – 1918 
Helena Badylak 1930 – 2018 - Janina Badylak 1902 – 1978
- Lidia Badylak ? – 2020
- Stanisław Badylak 1899 – 1981
- Waldemar Badylak 1927 – 2005
Ewa Bąk 1956 – 2015 
Anna Bałda 1902 – 2004 - Kazimierz Bałda ? – 1965
Anna Balicka 1904 – 1975 - Maria Balicka 1888 – 1948
- Jan Balicki 1885 – 1956
Zosia Bandrowska 1889 – 1897 
Julia Barańska 1915 – 1954 - Kazimiera Barańska 1878 – 1951
Izabela Barszczewska 1920 – 1992 - Władysław Barszczewski 1915 – 1967
Jan Baster 1879 – 1949 - Jerzy Baster 1921 – 1982
- Józef Baster 1910 – 1985
- Kacper Baster 1983 – 2010
- Zofia Baster 1920 – 1982
Anna Bednarczyk 1883 – 1975 - Julian Bednarczyk 1883 – 1966
Józefa Bednarska 1871 – 1959 
Thomas Beer 1800 – 1856 
Zofia Bełtowska 1920 – 2015 
Bronisława Berdziakiewicz ? – 1969 - Henryk Berdzikiewicz 1871 – 1918
Maria Bernacińska 1874 – 1946 
Anna Bernaś 1886 – 1965 - Stanisław Bernaś 1878 – 1944
Walenty Bętkowski 1846 – 1932 
Irena Białek ? – 1989
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Krakow Military Cemetery 360 m away · Krakow · 88 records
- Kraków-Rakowice War Cemetery No. 388 390 m away · Kraków
- Kraków Roman Catholic Cemetery 2.0 km away · Kraków
- Kraków New Jewish Cemetery 2.5 km away · Kraków · 1 record
- Remuh Old Jewish Cemetery, Kraków 2.5 km away · Kraków
- Kraków War Cemetery No. 387 2.5 km away · Kraków
- Prądnik Biały Parish Cemetery, Kraków 3.1 km away · Kraków · 738 records
- Prądnik Czerwony Cemetery 3.4 km away · Kraków · 58 records
- Podgórski Old Cemetery, Kraków 3.7 km away · Kraków
- Na Salwatorze Cemetery 4.3 km away · Krakow · 24 records
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Common questions
How big is Krakow Rakowicki Municipal Cemetery?
Krakow Rakowicki Municipal Cemetery covers about 31.1 hectares (311,000 m²), about 1.5 times the size of Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw. It is the 2nd largest of the 1,421 cemeteries we list in Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Krakow Rakowicki Municipal Cemetery is that of Thomas Robert Beer, who died on December 1, 1856 at the age of 56.