Municipal Cemetery in Rybnik

The Municipal Cemetery in Rybnik lies by ul. Rudzka and ul. Kotucza in the Północ district. Within its boundaries are the former cemeteries: the Catholic parish, Evangelical and Jewish ones, of which the last no longer exists.

Historic sections and war graves

The historic sections of the necropolis are the former Catholic parish cemetery, the Evangelical one and the no longer existing Jewish part. In the cemetery are the graves of the defenders of September 1939 and the graves of Silesian insurgents, and among those buried is the Silesian insurgent Alfons Zgrzebniok, among others.

The memorial wall and the flood grave

On the cemetery grounds stands a memorial wall. There is also a mass grave for the dead whose graves were washed out during the flood of 1997.

In Rybnik you will also find the Basilica of St Anthony in Rybnik.

Practical information

• Address: the area of ul. Rudzka and ul. Kotucza, Rybnik-Północ.
• The cemetery is in use; check the hours and rules of entry with the cemetery administrator.
• Keep quiet and observe the tone appropriate to a burial place.