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Jewish cemetery in Żarki

Żarki, Italy

Jewish cemetery in Żarki

The New Jewish Cemetery, Żarki (Polish: Cmentarz żydowski w Żarkach) is a Jewish cemetery located in Żarki, on Polna Street. Originally, three Jewish cemeteries existed in Żarki; only the cemetery on Polna Street — commonly referred to as the New Jewish Cemetery — has survived. The cemetery was esta

blished in 1821, covers an unfenced area of 1.5 hectares, and contains more than 700 preserved tombstones to this day. The oldest surviving gravestone dates from 1835. The site is currently unfenced and remains accessible.

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