Early in the morning, the first people who came to visit the graves of their loved ones appeared in the largest necropolis of Warsaw – the Northern Cemetery. Anything to avoid traffic jams. Police officers direct traffic on the roads.
TVN24 reporter Michalina Chepita has been near the northern cemetery since early morning. He estimated that the traffic there was increasing by the hour. Our camera was in front of the main gate. The parking lot around the cemetery is full in the morning. – It has been open since morning, and we really notice that many people come to visit the graves of their loved ones in this largest cemetery, which is one of the largest cemeteries in Europe, – said the reporter until 9 o'clock in the morning.
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Go to cemeteries early to avoid traffic jams
Chepita also spoke to several people who came to the cemetery early in the morning to avoid the crowd. – We will look into it in the morning. We leave at 6.30 to be at the cemetery early so there is less traffic – some admit. – We came home a year ago. Because the traffic jam was terrible, – they add.
– I left Prague Poludnie very early, probably at 6:10, – said another person.
Traffic around North CemeteryTVN24
– We are coming so as not to be an obstacle. That's why it's early, – explained another resident of Warsaw.
Those who visit both small and large cemeteries have to face similar problems. – I remind you that today the organization of movement around cemeteries is different. The City of Warsaw invites you to switch from your car to public transport today. Because of this, buses, trams and subways move more than on a normal day – TVN24 reporter recalled.
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Special lines have also been opened to transport Warsaw residents to cemeteries. Police officers also direct traffic in the capital. City guards and scouts help in cemeteries.
Selling flowers and candles in front of the old Powezki cemetery in WarsawPAP/Paweł Supernak
North Cemetery is a municipal cemetery managed by the Municipal Cemetery Board. Covering an area of 143 hectares, it is the largest cemetery in Warsaw and one of the largest cemeteries in Europe. The site of the cemetery was designated in the 1960s on the northern edge of the city and partly in the town of Wólka Wólka (hence the common name “Cmentarz na Wólka”). The cemetery was opened in 1973, and until today almost 180,000 people have been buried here.
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