Garrison Cemetery in Katowice

The Garrison Cemetery in Katowice is a military cemetery between Meteorologów and Ceglana streets, in the district of Brynów. It was created in the 1920s on the site of a prisoner-of-war cemetery from 1917. The site covers 1.463 ha, and within the fence 1.2095 ha.

Layout of the cemetery

The site has an irregular shape and is divided into two parts by the main avenue. Burial places are marked with uniform crosses. Around the main square lie the graves of leaders of the Silesian Uprisings. On the eastern side, by the fence, the Monument to the Unknown Soldier and Silesian Insurgent was erected in 1963, an obelisk on a single-step base faced with sandstone.

Who is buried here

Those buried here include Robert Oszek, Józef Alojzy Gawrych, Stanisław Mastalerz, Antoni Walczak, a veteran of the Greater Poland Uprising, and Karol Orliński. There is also a collective war grave of Allied soldiers with a large stone cross, and four sections of war graves of soldiers who fell in the First World War, marked with name plates.

Nearby

Not far away lies the Katowice Forest Park.

Practical information

• Address: between Meteorologów and Ceglana streets, Katowice-Brynów.
• This is an active resting place; quiet and respect are expected. Check the rules of entry with the cemetery administrator.