Cemeteries and necropolises: Bytom

Cemeteries and necropolises in Bytom are four places: the active Mater Dolorosa and Jeruzalem cemeteries and two Jewish cemeteries, one active and one closed.

Entry is free, and the active cemeteries call for the respect due to such places. Three of the four are entered in the register of monuments.

Which cemetery in Bytom to see first?

Start at the Mater Dolorosa cemetery at Piekarska 71. The cemetery is active and Roman Catholic, run by the Holy Trinity parish, and consists of two parts opened in 1868 and 1886. Among its features are a neo-Gothic chapel, family tomb chapels and the graves of notable residents of Bytom.

The Jeruzalem cemetery in Rozbark was founded in 1920 on a former mining site. It is an active necropolis of the parish of St Hyacinth, entered in the register of monuments since 2007.

Where in Bytom are the Jewish cemeteries?

The Jewish cemetery at Piekarska 56 dates from 1866 and is one of only three Jewish burial grounds still in use in the Silesian Voivodeship. On site are a pre-burial house in neo-Gothic style and, along the fence, a Wall of Memory built from tombstones of a closed cemetery.

The Old Jewish Cemetery was founded in 1720 near the Gliwice Gate and liquidated in 1965. There are no gravestones: an open plot survives, with a plaque at Piastów Bytomskich 3. Its entry in the register of monuments dates from 2019.

Frequently asked questions

Which cemeteries in Bytom are active?

Mater Dolorosa, Jeruzalem in Rozbark and the Jewish cemetery at Piekarska 56.

Are there gravestones at the old Jewish cemetery?

No. The cemetery was liquidated in 1965, and the site is commemorated by a plaque.

Where to find more cemeteries?

A fuller choice from the region is in cemeteries and necropolises, and the remaining places of the town are described under Bytom.