German War Cemetery and Peace Park in Nadolice Wielkie

The German War Cemetery and Peace Park in Nadolice Wielkie is a necropolis of German soldiers from the Second World War period, officially opened on 5 October 2002.

Purpose of its creation

The cemetery was created as a site for the reburial of German soldiers, exhumed from areas of the present-day Lower Silesian, Opole and Lubusz voivodeships. The first burials at the site began in the second half of 1998, and the solemn opening of the site, then called the Peace Park, took place on 9 October 1998. The cemetery received its current name in 2002.

Peace Park

The necropolis covers an area of 3 hectares, planted with more than 600 trees making up the Peace Park.

Who rests here

The mass graves hold Wehrmacht soldiers, SS men and members of the Volkssturm, as well as around 300 civilians who died during the fighting in Silesia. By 2001, 10,800 people from Wrocław had been laid to rest here, and by October 2016 the total number buried had risen to around 17,000.

Practical information

• Location: Nadolice Wielkie, Wrocław County.
• This is a memorial site, and the cemetery grounds call for solemn conduct.
• Worth checking opening hours and visiting rules before your visit, as the sources do not give them.