The Evangelical Reformed Cemetery in Warsaw () is a historic

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cemetery in

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, a district in the west of

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The cemetery was established in 1792 and is located in the

district. The cemetery bore witness to many historical events: fighting on its premises took place during the

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of 1794, the

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(1830–1831) and the

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(1944). The fence, the monuments and the architecture of the cemetery were all destroyed during the last of the afore-mentioned events, and were rebuilt in the second half of the 20th century. Despite the historical turmoil, many monuments of great artistic value have somehow managed to survive and still stand today - one of them being the Kronenberg Chapel, which is included in the National Historical Monument Register. The Evangelical Reformed Cemetery is maintained by the

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, but the cemetery is ecumenical and accepts interments from other Protestant denominations and members of the

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(Anglicans). A monument dedicated to those killed during the

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is made out of the rubble of destroyed tombstones.

Selected notable burials

A few of the notables buried here are: * Salomon Musonius (1724–1790), the first provost of the

parish in Warsaw * Katarzyna Sowińska (1776–1860), the wife of General Józef Sowiński (killed in the November Uprising) * Ludwik Wincenty Norblin (1836–1914), notable Polish

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Lucyna Ćwierczakiewiczowa Lucyna von Bachman Ćwierczakiewiczowa () (17 October 1826 — 26 February 1901) was a Polish journalist and author of Polish cuisine, Polish cookery books. Life and career Ćwierczakiewiczowa was born Lucyna von Bachman in Warsaw, into an extr ...

(1829–1901), writer, journalist and author of Polish cookery books * Stanisław Kronenberg (1846–1894), Polish

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* Jeremi Przybora (1915–2004), Polish poet, writer, actor and singer * Stefan Żeromski (1864–1925), Polish writer *

Anna German Anna Wiktoria German-Tucholska (, 14 February 1936 – 26 August 1982) was a Polish singer (lirico-spinto), immensely popular in Poland and in the Soviet Union in the 1960s–1970s. She released over a dozen music albums with songs in Polish l ...

(1936–1982), Polish singer of

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/ Dutch origin singer * Józef Simmler (1823–1868), Polish painter and artist *

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(1845–1929), Polish linguist

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Cmentarz Ewangelicko-Reformowany

Cmentarz ewangelicko-reformowany w Warszawie
{{DEFAULTSORT:Protestant Reformed Cemetery in Warsaw Cemeteries in Warsaw Protestant Reformed cemeteries Wola 1792 establishments in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Cemeteries established in the 1790s

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Selected notable burials

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