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WROCLAW - JEWISH CEMETERY AT LOTNICZA STREET
(Parts from the
original
text)
Towards the end of the 19th century
the Jewish cemetery at Slezna Street was almost full. The Jewish
community started to look for new areas that would be arranged
for necropolis. Finally it bought 50 morg of land in village
Cosel (present name: Kazanow) at Berliner causeway (later known
as Flughafenstrasse, present name is Lotnicza). In 1900 the
whole area was surrounded. In May of year 1901 construction work
started and on the 14 th of February 1902 necropolis was
consecrated and opened.
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On right side two storey building
for management was raised. Inside chambers, florist's shop,
apartments for gardener, inspector and gravedigger were
situated.
After year 1918 the area of cemetery
was extended to more then 11 ha. Its spatial planning resembled
romantic landscape park. The path layout was neither parallel
nor perpendicular. According to the project paths were planted
with trees and rose borders were laid out. -
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Cemetery can
bee visited free of charge every Sunday between 9 am and 1 pm.
Full Text:
Małgorzata Frąckowiak, Ryszard Bielawski
Photos: Małgorzata Frąckowiak
Translated by: Katarzyna Nocek
text from
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http://www.kirkuty.xip.pl/wroclawlotnicza.htm
Pictures and more info on that site
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