Municipal Cemetery in Krościenko nad Dunajcem

The municipal cemetery in Krościenko nad Dunajcem, known as the New Cemetery, was founded in 1897. It lies on św. Kingi Street, opposite the Chapel of the Transfiguration, and serves the residents of Krościenko and Tylka.

History and layout

At first the cemetery covered about half a hectare. It had three parts divided according to social position: a central one for distinguished citizens, an intermediate one and a peripheral one for the poor and the excluded.

Historic graves

The cemetery contains War Cemetery No. 377 with soldiers of the First World War and a plaque in honour of ten hostages shot on 23 February 1944 by the Germans in reprisal. Also buried here are the parents of Aleksander Matejko and Aleksander Matejko himself, Fr Bronisław Krzan, a long-time parish priest and regionalist (1910-1991), and the Dziewolski family, including the architect Stanisław Dziewolski. In 2024 the cemetery was extended with a car park and a columbarium with 220 niches.

Practical information

• Address: ulica świętej Kingi, Krościenko nad Dunajcem; free entry.
• It is about 400 metres to the market square; you can walk to the Market Square in Krościenko nad Dunajcem.
• This is a working necropolis; keep quiet and show respect to people visiting graves.