Bródno Cemetery, or the Powązki of the Right Bank [guided walk with PTTK]

About the event

Bródno Cemetery – formerly a cemetery for the poor, today it is called the Powązki of the right bank. It is one of the largest cemeteries in Europe in terms of the number of burials! During the walk, I will talk about the history of the cemetery and we will visit the graves of famous people buried here, such as: - Clergy – Cardinal Aleksander Kakowski - Politicians – Roman Dmowski - Artists – Mieczysław Fogg, Henryk Jerzy Chmielewski (“Papcio Chmiel”), Stanisław Staszewski (“Tata Kazika”), Jerzy “Duduś” Matyszkiewicz, Łucja Prus - Athletes – Grzegorz Skrzecz, Waldemar Marszałek - Actors – Andrzej Stockinger, Marian Glinka, Barbara Rylska - Travelers – Tony Halik - Mafiosi – Dziad, Wariat and Mrówa and safecrackers – Stanisław Cichocki - Journalists, soldiers, Roma - and many, many, many others… You are welcome! 🗓️ Sunday, August 26 | 11:00 AM–1:30 PM 📍 Start: ul. św. Wincentego 81 (by the brick Church of Our Lady of Częstochowa) The walk will be led by: Jakub Paradowski, PTTK guide Free entry! (a tip for the guide is appreciated – in cash or via Blik) 🟢 Registration is not required – just come! Bonus: opportunity to get a commemorative wooden coin