Evangelical Lutheran cemetery, Cieszyn

Evangelical Cemetery of Cieszyn
The cemetery gates
Details
Established	1887
Location	Cieszyn
Country	Poland
Coordinates	49°44′52″N 18°38′36″E
Type	Protestant cemetery
Owned by	Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland
Website	https://www.cieszyn.luteranie.pl

(Polish: Cmentarz ewangelicki w Cieszynie), The Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery of the Augsburg Confession in Cieszyn is a historic Lutheran Protestant cemetery located in Cieszyn, Poland.

History

The new Lutheran cemetery on Bielska Street, east of the old town was established in 1887 on the city limits of Bobrek when the Old Evangelical Cemetery at the Jesus Church became inadequate to cope with mortality rates. The cemetery is divided into 6 quarters which was divided into individual sections and plots which can be seen on an electronic map. The cemetery was declared a protected object of cultural heritage on July 11, 1986.

Gallery

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  The general view of the cemetery
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  The grave monument of Józef Kiedroń

Notable burials

• Andrzej Hławiczka (1866–1914), Polish musicologist, ethnographer and one of leaders of spiritual revival of Lutheran church in Cieszyn Silesia.
• Józef Kiedroń (1879–1932), Polish mining engineer and politician.
• Paweł Hulka-Laskowski (1881–1946), Polish writer and journalist.
• Karol Hławiczka (1894–1976), Polish composer, pianist, teacher and Chopinologist, son of Andrzej Hławiczka .
• Karol Stryja (1915–1998), Polish conductor and teacher.

See also

• Evangelical-Augsburg Church in Poland
• Jesus Church, Cieszyn

External links

• Photos of the cemetery along with prominent burials