Schoonselhof is on the border between Wilrijk and Hoboken and has become an impressive final resting place for famous cultural, political and scientific figures from Antwerp. Such figures include Hendrik Conscience, Herman De Coninck, Peter Benoit, Robert Mosuse, Camille Huysmans and Hugo Schiltz.

The Schoonselhof cemetery was opened in 1911 on the beautiful grounds of the castle of the same name. These surroundings are the reason why Schoonselhof is now not only a cemetery but also a city park. In 1914, the first soldier, German, was buried here. It was the beginning of an extensive field of honour with almost 3000 graves. The British and Belgian fallen soldiers lie in separate fields, but there are also French, Italian and Polish soldiers buried here.

In addition to three Polish who served in the Royal Air Force, thirteen soldiers from the 1st Polish Armoured Division of Major General Stanisław Maczek are buried here. They all died in October or November 1944 during the battle in the province of Antwerp. On 8 May 2021, a monument was unveiled here in honour of the Polish fallen.