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New Jewish Cemetery of Kraków

Practical info

Type of location: Cemetery

New Jewish Cemetery of Kraków

Miodowa 55, Kraków

+48 12 619 99 00

Historical description

Kraków

In 1335, King Casimir the Great founded an independent city near Kraków, Kazimierz, in which he permitted Jews to settle around Sukiernikow (Clothier) Street (now called Jozefa Street), next to the Christian quarter. They built the Stara Synagogue, a mikvah, hotel, ... Read more