Lublin
Majdanek concentration camp, where tens of thousands of people, mainly Jews, were murdered by the Germans during WWII, lies on the outskirts of Lublin –…
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Lublin
Lublin is the surprise of southeast Poland. The region's largest city, with a thriving cultural and academic scene, has a small but evocative Old Town and the surrounding historic precincts have a new sheen, giving new lustre to the Old Town's impressive stock of Renaissance and baroque townhouses.
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Lublin
The old Jewish cemetery, established in 1541, has 30-odd readable tombstones, including the oldest Jewish tombstone in Poland in its original location…
Lublin
This gate leads from the castle area into the Old Town and was traditionally referred to as the 'Jewish' gate, since until WWII it also separated the main…
Lublin
Lublin’s royal castle dates to the 12th century, though it's been rebuilt many times since; the oldest surviving part is the impressive Romanesque round…
Lublin
Originally a Gothic complex founded by King Kazimierz III Wielki in 1342, the Dominican Priory was rebuilt in Renaissance style after it was ravaged by…
Lublin
The new Jewish Cemetery, founded in 1829, is the resting place of 52,000 Jews who were buried here until 1942. The cemetery was mostly destroyed by the…
Lublin
A Jewish orphanage was established in this building in the 1860s. On 24 March 1942, the Nazis rounded up over 100 children here, most still in their…
Cathedral of St John the Baptist
Lublin
This former Jesuit church dates from the 16th century and is the largest in Lublin; you can visit any time services are not taking place. The impressive…
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