Cemeteries and monuments
a collective necropolis from 1947, where 172 Soviet soldiers from Lwówek County rest in 42 mass graves
Cemeteries and monuments
a cemetery opened in 1815, levelled in 1968, still without a commemorative plaque in the park
Cemeteries and monuments
a monument from 1922 with a figure of a reclining warrior and a German inscription commemorating those who fell in the First World War
Cemeteries and monuments in Lwówek Śląski: memorial sites including a war cemetery, a 1922 monument and a former Jewish burial ground. Free entry.
On the list you will find the Soviet Soldiers Cemetery, the First World War victims monument and the Jewish cemetery. Each tells a different chapter of the town's history and calls for a quiet, respectful visit. The war cemetery lies in the north, the monument in the town gardens, and the former Jewish cemetery in the park. All three are tagged as free.
It is a collective war cemetery from 1947 with 172 soldiers buried in 42 mass graves. It opened on 9 May 1947, the anniversary of the end of the war. The remains were exhumed from various places in the county and brought together in one spot, between Staszica and Zwycięzców streets, next to Primary School No. 2. The plot is small, about 50 by 20 metres.
It was unveiled on 26 July 1922 where Zamkowa street meets Wojska Polskiego avenue. A semicircular wall with pylons carries sculptures of a woman and a man, and at the centre lies the figure of a warrior with a shield. A German inscription is carved into the stone: "Wir starben für euch", meaning "We died for you".
The cemetery opened on 18 January 1815 and was destroyed in 1968. Today there are no gravestones and no memorial plaque. The site lies in the southern part of the city park by Oświęcimska street. For more history, see the historic sites of Lwówek Śląski, the places with character and the free attractions. The full list is on the Lwówek Śląski attractions page, and similar sites across the region are gathered under cemeteries and monuments.
