Centrum Dystryktu File

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

Kraków was designated as the capital of the General Government, making it the most significant administrative hub in occupied Poland. Centrum dystryktu

: On March 3, 1941, Otto Wächter, the head of the district, ordered the creation of a "Jewish residential district" in the Podgórze neighborhood. It was the first ghetto established in this specific district. Key Sites and Events in the District Center : The district was established following the partition

The center of the district was the site of extreme human suffering and systematic liquidation: It was the first ghetto established in this

: 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

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

: 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.