Evangelical Cemetery in Siemianowice Śląskie

The Evangelical cemetery in Siemianowice Śląskie was established in 1886 on Cmentarna Street, quite far from the centre of the time, on the road to Pszczelnik Park. It was consecrated a year later and is still in use today. It is managed by the Evangelical-Augsburg parish.

Layout and the crucifix

The cemetery has a rectangular plan, and a wide main avenue runs from the entrance gate. Halfway along its length it crosses a second avenue. At the crossing stands a five-metre tin crucifix on a stone pedestal, donated in 1890 by the brothers Richard and Wilhelm Fitzner, as an inscription on the plinth states. On the front of the plinth is a black marble plaque with a German quotation from the Gospel of John, with a Polish translation. At the end of the main avenue stands a tomb that probably holds the ashes of Richard Fitzner. At one edge of the cemetery stands a cemetery chapel.

Who is buried here

Buried here are the founders of the Evangelical congregation in Siemianowice, members of the Fitzner family, mine directors, an engineer, a chief physician and a councillor of the Consistory of the Evangelical-Augsburg Church in Poland. Gravestones from the late 19th century survive, although many of them are in poor condition and some inscriptions have become illegible. In 2020 the cemetery was entered in the heritage register.

Practical information

• Address: ul. Cmentarna, Siemianowice Śląskie.
• The cemetery is in use, so keep quiet. Check the rules of entry with the parish.
• Entry does not require a ticket.