The way to Lychakiv cemetery lies along Pekarska (Baking) street. Its name points out that it was the center of bakery in ancient Lviv. On your way you will see historical buildings of Lviv Veterinary Academy and National Medical University.
Lychakiv cemetery is one of the oldest in Europe founded in 1786. It’s a real museum-necropolis. On the territory of 40 ha, there are over 3.000 stone tombs, most of which are historical and cultural relics.
The history of Galicia that was created by the representatives of Ukrainian, Polish, Austrian, Russian, Armenian and other nationalities is reflected on the graves of Lychakiv cemetery.
On 86 fields there are graves of prominent social activists, historians, politicians, writers, composers, singers including Ivan Franko, Markian Shashkevych, Solomia Krushelnytska, Kos-Anatolskyi, Stanislav Lyudkevych, Voloydymyr Ivasyuk, Ivan Krypyakevych, Ivan Trush, Iryna Vilde, Anton Monastyrskyi, Koless family, Barvinski family, Gabriela Zapolska, Maria Konopnicka, Karol Szajnocha, Artur Grottger, Juliusz Ordon, Stanislaw Szczepanowski, Stefan Banach and many others; several military memorials, including UPA and Polish memorial.
Campus Martius accepted into its grounds almost 15.000 people that died in WWI, sichovi striltsi (Ukainian soldiers) in November 1918, victims of NKVD division (1944-1950).
There are over 2.000 tombs, 500 sculptures, chapels that are of artistic value and were created by famous sculptors Hartman Witwer, Anton Schimser, Paul Eutele, Parys Filippi, Monardo Markoni and others.
In 1990 Lychakiv cemetery was granted a status of a historical and cultural reserve.
This cemetery burries the history of several generations of Lvivers, that we will eagerly pass on to you.
*entrance ticket 15 UAH/person (8 UAH – students/children).
