Cemetery on Brynicy Street in Katowice

The cemetery on Brynicy Street is the Roman Catholic parish cemetery of the parish of St Hedwig of Silesia in Szopienice-Burowiec, with an area of 3.957 ha. On its grounds are the graves of Silesian insurgents and of those who fell in the Second World War.

History of the cemetery

The cemetery was opened in the 1870s on land belonging to the parish endowment, bought from a Jewish merchant. The first person buried was Marianna Mildner. In 1883 the site was enlarged (the new part was consecrated in 1885), in 1899 a new wall was built, and in 1922-1923 the cemetery was enlarged again, avenues with trees were laid out and it was divided into sections.

Who is buried here

There is a small insurgents' grave of Silesian insurgents and those who fell in the Second World War, and the graves of veterans. To the left of the entrance stands the collective grave of two teachers, Franciszka Mokrzycka and Józefa Kantor, a scoutmaster and leader of the clandestine troop “Mury” in the Ravensbrück camp. Also buried here are the first parish priest in Szopienice, Fr Konrad Ściborski, and Fr Major Karol Woźniak, a Silesian insurgent.

Practical information

• Address: Brynicy Street, Katowice-Szopienice-Burowiec.
• This is an active parish cemetery, so quiet and the rules set by the parish are expected.
• Nearby, about 1.2 km: Walcownia, the Zinc Metallurgy Museum.