The war cemetery was established in December 1914. Soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian army and the Russian army who died during the First World War are buried here, as are soldiers of the Polish Army who died between 1918 and 1919 and seven people who died during the Second World War. The rectangular mass graves with metal crosses are arranged in two rows on either side of the main avenue. At the end of the avenue rises a monument in the form of a high pedestal of limestone blocks, topped by a sculpture depicting a crowned eagle. While the monument itself was erected in the inter-war period, the sculpture of the eagle – the work of visual artist Wiesław Nadymus – was unveiled in 2001.
In the Olkusz war cemetery, the remains of 406 soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian, Russian and Polish armies were buried in 43 mass graves. Only 178 of the fallen could be identified, and 228 remain unidentified.
The cemetery is administered by the Parish of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The cemetery office is located on the cemetery grounds.