Discover Kurów

• The historic town plan includes groups of small-town buildings.
• The Jewish cemetery on ul. Blich is the only material trace in the town of its once very numerous Jewish population.
• The parish cemetery contains historic funerary art: horizontal tomb slabs, figurative sculptures, pedestals topped with crosses, tomb monuments in the form of cuboids on stepped bases, a fieldstone mound modelled on a field grave from the time of an uprising, and openwork crosses.
• The Renaissance tomb monument of Stanisław Zbąski, who died in 1585, is set into the wall of the right side aisle of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Michael the Archangel.

The historic town plan, with its groups of small-town buildings, adds a distinctive architectural dimension to the townscape. Alongside it are memorial sites in two cemeteries and a single Renaissance tomb monument in the church, attributed to a named individual. These different landmarks can help you explore Kurów according to specific cultural interests: are you most interested in the structure of a historic town, funerary art, or a particular work of art?

The cemeteries differ in their historical significance and in the forms of funerary art preserved there. The church tomb monument, in turn, is clearly identified by its location in the right side aisle and its association with Stanisław Zbąski. Together, these offer several distinct ways to explore Kurów’s cultural history.

The Jewish cemetery on ul. Blich represents the history of Kurów’s once very numerous Jewish population. It is their only material trace in the town. The parish cemetery is notable for its variety of historic funerary art, including horizontal tomb slabs and figurative sculptures, as well as pedestals topped with crosses. Other tomb monuments take the form of cuboids on stepped bases.

A fieldstone mound modelled on a field grave from the time of an uprising is another distinctive feature of the parish cemetery. Openwork crosses add to the variety of grave forms. The oldest surviving tomb monument commemorating a burial is dated 1851. The parish cemetery therefore offers both a range of designs and a specific date within its historic funerary art.

The Renaissance tomb monument of Stanisław Zbąski is set into the wall of the right side aisle of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Michael the Archangel in Kurów. Zbąski died in 1585. Its precise location and attribution to a named individual give this work of art a different point of reference from the burial places in the cemeteries.

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What characterizes Kurów’s historic town plan?

Kurów preserves a historic town plan with groups of small-town buildings.

What is the significance of the Jewish cemetery on ul. Blich?

It is the only material trace in the town of its once very numerous Jewish population.

What year is the oldest surviving tomb monument in the parish cemetery dated to?

The oldest surviving tomb monument commemorating a burial is dated 1851.

Where is the Renaissance tomb monument of Stanisław Zbąski located?

It is set into the wall of the right side aisle of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Michael the Archangel in Kurów. Zbąski died in 1585.

Go to the regional travel overview: Puławski.