Cmentarz ewangelicko-augsburski, Kalisz
Facts and practical information
Evangelical-Augsburg cemetery in Kalisz, Luterska Mountain - Protestant cemetery in Kalisz, on Rogatka Street, established before 1689; one of the oldest Polish cemeteries, the oldest surviving cemetery in Kalisz, a monument of sepulchral art entered in the register of monuments in 1998; ashes of many distinguished Kalisz and Greater Poland citizens rest there.
The establishment of a Protestant cemetery located behind Wroclawskie Przedmiescie is related to the fact that after 1550 Protestants of various denominations, including Czech Brethren, Polish Brethren, Calvinists, Lutherans, and even Scottish Puritans, settled in Kalisz and its surroundings.
The oldest preserved tombstone is the monument of Wojciech Greffen, lieutenant colonel of the Polish Army, Kościuszko insurgent, decorated with the Virtuti Militari order.
Along the main avenue on the east-west axis, there are family tombs of almost all the industrialists and wealthy craftsmen of Kalisz from Evangelical families, as well as high tsarist officials and military officers of German origin and Lutheran religion. The tombs by the southern wall bordering with the Catholic cemetery are interesting: they are in fact the burial places of the same families whose members were partly of Catholic and partly of Evangelical faith and were buried in the appropriate cemetery - the crypts are not separated by a wall, so the deceased were buried together and at the same time, according to their faith, in "their" cemetery. Nowadays, most of the tombs on the Catholic side are bought by new users and bear different names.
Jan Bernhard, Gustaw Arnold Fibiger I, Gustaw Arnold Fibiger III, Emil Ordon, Konrad Wünsche, Ludwig Adolf Neugebauer's mother, and Alexander Emil Ulrych, a Buchenwald prisoner, are buried in the cemetery.
The newer, southern part of the cemetery contains graves of German settlers resettled in Kaliska from the Baltic States during the German occupation.
Kalisz
Cmentarz ewangelicko-augsburski – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Galeria Tęcza, Muzeum Okręgowe Ziemi Kaliskiej, Muzeum Osiakowskich, Teatr im. Wojciecha Bogusławskiego.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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How to get to Cmentarz ewangelicko-augsburski by public transport?
Bus
- Harcerska Rogatka • Lines: 10, 13 (2 min walk)
- Górnośląska Rogatka • Lines: 10, 13 (2 min walk)
Train
- Kalisz (29 min walk)