Jewish Cemetery in Limanowa

The Jewish cemetery in Limanowa was most probably established in the 19th century. It lies on a hillside near Kolejowa and Rejtana streets, covers 0.4 ha and is fenced with wire mesh.

History

During the Second World War the cemetery served as a site of mass executions and was partly destroyed. The devastation continued after the war: some of the matzevot were used to build benches on the market square.

What remains

Few gravestones have survived, and on most of them the inscriptions are worn away. In the 1990s restoration work was carried out in the cemetery, and two monuments to the victims of the Holocaust were erected at that time.

Nearby

In the town centre, about 700 metres from the cemetery, stands the Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows, and a little further the Regional Museum of the Limanowa Land.

Practical information

• Location: hillside by Kolejowa and Rejtana streets.
• This is a burial and execution site; please keep quiet. Check the state of the fence and access before visiting.