New cemetery ( Polish. Nowy Cmentarz ) - a cemetery located in the city of Zakopane , Subcarpathian Voivodeship . The cemetery is located on Novotoraskoy Street at the foot of the Gubalowka Mountain. Many famous personalities associated with Zakopane and Podhale are buried in the cemetery.
| Cemetery | |
| New cemetery | |
|---|---|
| Nowy cmentarz | |
 | |
| A country |  Poland |
| Location | Zakopane |
| First mention | 1906 year |
History
The decision to organize a new cemetery in Zakopane was made by the city council in 1904. In 1907, the first burial of merchant Józef Slovnik was made at the cemetery. In 1924, a small stone chapel was built in the cemetery. In 1925, the cemetery was expanded.
During World War II , mass executions of the local population were carried out.
The ashes of Generals Andrzej Galitsa , Marian Janusaitis-Zhegota and Mechislav Boruta-Spekhovich were transferred to the cemetery.
At the cemetery there is a military burial site (quarter XIII) during the First World War.
Famous people buried in the cemetery
The brackets indicate the quarter and the number of the grave.
- Blotsky, Wlodzimierz (1885-1920) (XHl-CD-6) - Polish painter and graphic artist;
- Smrechinskaya, Katarzyna (1846-1936) (XVI-4-19) - Polish writer, storyteller.
Source
- Maciej Pinkwart, Janusz Zdebski: Nowy cmentarz w Zakopanem - Przewodnik biograficzny. Warszawa-Kraków: Wydawnictwo PTTK “Kraj”, 1988.