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Centrum Dystryktu Official

: The district was established following the partition of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.

The center of the district was the site of extreme human suffering and systematic liquidation: Centrum dystryktu

: The ghetto was extremely overcrowded, with an average of 15 people per room, leading to rampant typhus and starvation. : The district was established following the partition

: The ghetto was liquidated on March 13–14, 1943. Approximately 2,000 Jews were shot in the streets, 2,000 were sent to the Płaszów concentration camp , and 3,000 were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau . Modern Memorialization Approximately 2,000 Jews were shot in the streets,

: Located in the heart of the ghetto at Plac Bohaterów Getta, this pharmacy, run by the non-Jewish Tadeusz Pankiewicz, served as a vital liaison and hiding place for Jews.

Today, the center of the former district serves as a place of remembrance:

: It served as the seat for high-ranking Nazi officials, including Hans Frank, who resided in the Wawel Royal Castle.

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