Powązki Cemetery (Polish: Cmentarz Powązkowski), also known as the Stare Powązki (English: Old Powązki) is a historic cemetery located in the Wola district, western part of Warsaw, Poland. It is the most famous cemetery in the city, and one of the oldest. Found here are the graves of many illustrious individuals from Polish history, including those interred along the "Avenue of Notables" (Aleja Zasłużonych) established in 1925.
A few of the notables buried here are:
- Jan Kiliński (1760–1819), the leader of the 1794 Warsaw Insurrection,
- Wojciech Bogusławski (1757-1829), theater director and playwright,
- Stanisław Konarski (1700-1173), educational reformer,
- Hugo Kołłątaj (1750-1812), Enlightment era politician and publicist,
- Bolesław Prus (1847-1912), director and writer,
- Władysław Reymont (1867-1925), Noble Prize winning writer,
- Leopold Staff (1878-1957), poet,
- Maria Dąbrowska (1889-1965), writer
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