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Chopin's heart is in Warsaw

His sister smuggled it home after he died in Paris in 1849

Frédéric Chopin died in Paris in 1849 and is buried there, but he asked that his heart be returned to Poland. His sister Ludwika carried it to Warsaw, and it is held in a pillar of the Holy Cross Church.

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Fryderyk Chopin Institute

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: His sister smuggled it home after he died in Paris in 1849. The figure is taken from Fryderyk Chopin Institute, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a music fact?: Yes. It sits on the Music shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.