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Powazki Military Cemetery

Local name: Cmentarz Wojskowy na Powązkach

Also known as Warszawa. Cmentarz Wojskowy na Powązkach, obecnie Cmentarz Komunalny · Powązki Wojskowe · Cmentarz Wojskowy w Warszawie

149

documented records

≈ 4,800–9,500

approx. capacity (graves)

0.238 km²

cemetery area

Nov 5, 2026

last modified

About this cemetery

Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw lies on Powązkowska Street and is the capital's main military necropolis. It was founded in 1912 for fallen Russian soldiers. It is sometimes confused with the much older Powązki Cemetery on the same street.

Cemetery location

GPS coordinates: 52.258595° N, 20.952820° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Powazki Military Cemetery map Cemetery GPS-documented graves

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Common questions

How big is Powazki Military Cemetery?

Powazki Military Cemetery covers about 23.8 hectares (238,000 m²), about three-quarters the size of Rakowicki Cemetery in Kraków. It is the 9th largest of the 1,222 cemeteries we list in Masovian Voivodeship.

What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?

The oldest grave among the records we hold for Powazki Military Cemetery is that of Lucjan Januszewski, who died on June 20, 1916.

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