Jewish cemetery (Żywiec)

Coordinates: 49 ° 40 ′ 47.8 "  N , 19 ° 10 ′ 50.9"  E

Jewish cemetery (Żywiec)​

Poland

Jewish cemetery in Żywiec

The Jewish cemetery in Żywiec ( Zabłocie district ), a Polish city ​​in the Silesian Voivodeship , was established at the beginning of the 19th century. The Jewish cemetery was devastated by German occupiers during World War II .

In the cemetery with an area of ​​0.5 hectares there are still about 300 tombstones today .

Web links

Commons : Jewish Cemetery (Żywiec)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Virtual Shtetl (accessed December 5, 2015)