Jewish Cemetery in Nowy Targ

The Jewish cemetery in Nowy Targ was established in 1875 and lies on ulica Jana Pawła II, formerly called Strzelnicza. It covers 0.58 ha. It is the necropolis of the former Jewish community of Nowy Targ, today with several dozen surviving gravestones and a plaque at a mass grave.

What has survived

The cemetery was damaged during the Second World War and destroyed after it ended. Gravestone slabs were used to pave a street near the former market, on the site of today's park. About forty matzevot (Jewish gravestones) have survived to this day.

A place of execution

In 1939-1942 the Germans murdered about 2,900 Jews on the cemetery grounds. After the war a commemorative plaque was placed on their mass grave.

Nearby

On the way to the town centre you can look in at the Podhale Museum in Nowy Targ, which lies about 1.4 km from the cemetery.

Practical information

• Address: ul. Jana Pawła II, Nowy Targ.
• Rules of entry and opening hours are not given in the available sources; it is worth checking them with the town office.
• This is a place of burial and remembrance, and conduct appropriate to a cemetery is required.