Transfiguration Cemetery in Żywiec

The Transfiguration Cemetery on Komonieckiego Street is the oldest working necropolis in Żywiec. It was established in the early 18th century and still accepts burials today, and it is entered in the heritage register.

Beginnings

The cemetery was founded by the Żywiec reeve Andrzej Komoniecki, who built a chapel here in 1705. The heritage register dates the site to 1701. The cemetery chapel is the Church of the Transfiguration, and the necropolis itself was enlarged several times. It is managed by the parish of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Who is buried here

Buried here are, among others, the priests Franciszek Augustyn and Józef Kajdas, the director of the Żywiec brewery Jan Czajowski, the lawyer and mayor Michał Kornicki, and the deputy and journalist Kazimierz Zarzycki. In the cemetery there are plots of soldiers killed in the First World War, the graves of Żywiec legionaries and a symbolic grave of political prisoners from Oświęcim.

Nearby

The cemetery lies in the town centre, close to the castle park and the Co-Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Practical information

• Address: ul. Komonieckiego 26, Żywiec.
• This is a working cemetery; visiting requires quiet and respect for those visiting graves.