World War I Cemetery no. 202 – Tarnów

The cemetery was founded in the 16th century. It is one of the oldest and most interesting cemeteries in southern Poland, with over four thousand tombstones. Research from 2019 has discovered over 11,000 people are buried in the necropolis. The keys to the cemetery gate can be borrowed, for a returnable deposit, at the Tarnów Information Center (Rynek 7) or at the premises of the Tarnów museum.

In the middle of the park stands the Mausoleum of General Józef Bem, who fought for Polish and Hungarian independence in the 19th century. He was born in Tarnów in 1794 but died in Aleppo in 1850. Bem was initially buried there until his remains were moved to Tarnów in 1929, 11 years after Poland gained independence. The mausoleum is a sarcophagus, resting on 6 columns with Corinthian capitals. There are inscriptions in Polish, Hungarian and Arabic on the walls of the sarcophagus.

This small neo-gothic palace at the edge of the Strzelecki Park now houses exhibition spaces open to the public.

Remains of the old synagogue.

Remains of the defensive walls and two fortified towers.