Cemeteries and monuments
a war cemetery of 1996-1998 covering 3.4 ha, with remains exhumed from across southern Poland
Cemeteries and monuments
a cemetery from 1886 with the Fitzner crucifix and the graves of mine directors
Cemeteries and monuments
a bust emerging from a stone block, unveiled in 1986 with funds from public collections
Cemeteries and monuments in Siemianowice Śląskie: the Evangelical cemetery, the German war cemetery in Bańgów and the monument to Wojciech Korfanty.
The three places differ in character: an active Protestant parish cemetery, a war cemetery run by a German organisation and a monument in the town centre. Please keep quiet and show respect when visiting.
The Evangelical Cemetery on Cmentarna street was founded in 1886 and is still in use. At the crossing of its avenues stands a five-metre tin crucifix, donated in 1890 by the Fitzner brothers.
The German Soldiers' Cemetery in Bańgów, at Krupanka 87, is run by the Volksbund. It opened in 1998, covers 3.4 hectares and is the largest German war cemetery in Poland. It holds remains exhumed from hundreds of burial sites.
The Wojciech Korfanty Monument stands at the corner of Chopina street and Sportowców avenue. It is a bust by Mirosław Kiciński, unveiled on 3 May 1986 and paid for by public donations.
It is run by the German Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge, and construction took place in 1996-1998.
They are described in an article on war cemeteries and mass graves in the voivodeship. Other places in town: monuments in Siemianowice Śląskie.
