Historic sites

Cemetery in Bydlin

The parish cemetery in Bydlin, on Zawadka Street, is an important memorial site connected with the Battle of Krzywopłoty in November 1914. The small necropolis preserves old gravestones, a Legionnaires’ quarter and war graves from the First World War.

The Legionnaires’ quarter

On 17–18 November 1914, Polish Legions supported by Austro-Hungarian forces fought the Russian army around Bydlin and Krzywopłoty. The cemetery contains a common grave of 46 Legionnaires, including Lieutenant Stanisław Paderewski, half-brother of pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski. The quarter is marked by a stone monument topped with a tall cross and enclosed by a rectangular balustrade.

War graves and the chapel

The cemetery also has a war quarter with three common graves of Austro-Hungarian and Russian soldiers. By the entrance stands a 19th-century stone chapel built on the site of a former hermitage. Inside is a Gothic 15th-century figure of Our Lady of Consolation, still venerated locally. The combination of wartime memory and religious heritage makes Bydlin a distinctive stop on the Trail of the Eagles’ Nests.

Practical information

Admission is free, but there is no ticket office or regular sightseeing schedule. This is an active cemetery: keep quiet, do not step on graves and treat the war quarter as a memorial site. Across the road begins the approach to the castle ruins and First World War trenches. The red hiking Trail of the Eagles’ Nests and its red cycling route pass nearby.