Remuh Cemetery in Kraków

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Jewish cemetery cemetery in Poland historic site

Remuh Cemetery in Kraków is one of the oldest surviving Jewish cemeteries in Poland, dating back to the 16th century and located next to the historic Remuh Synagogue in the Kazimierz district.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Old Jewish Cemetery in Kazimierz	4
Old Jewish Cemetery in Kraków	2
Rema Cemetery in Kraków	2
Old Jewish Cemetery in Kazimierz, Kraków	1
Old Jewish Cemetery of Kazimierz	1
Old Jewish Cemetery, Kraków	1
Remuh Cemetery in Kraków canonical	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11560927 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Remuh Cemetery in Kraków
Context triple: [Rema, hasPlaceNamedAfter, Remuh Cemetery in Kraków]

A. Lewin Kłodzki cemetery
Lewin Kłodzki cemetery is a local burial ground in the village of Lewin Kłodzki in southwestern Poland, known as the final resting place of renowned singer and actress Violetta Villas.
B. Jewish Cemetery, Warsaw
The Jewish Cemetery in Warsaw is one of the largest and most historic Jewish necropolises in Europe, known for its rich cultural heritage and the graves of many notable figures.
C. Rakowicki Cemetery
Rakowicki Cemetery is a historic 19th-century necropolis in Kraków, Poland, known as the resting place of many notable Polish figures.
D. Mirogoj Cemetery
Mirogoj Cemetery is a historic and architecturally renowned cemetery and park in Zagreb, Croatia, serving as the final resting place of many notable Croatian figures.
E. Old Evangelical Cemetery in Łódź
The Old Evangelical Cemetery in Łódź is a historic Protestant burial ground in Łódź, Poland, notable as the final resting place of prominent figures including the acclaimed 19th-century Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Remuh Cemetery in Kraków
Target entity description: Remuh Cemetery in Kraków is one of the oldest surviving Jewish cemeteries in Poland, dating back to the 16th century and located next to the historic Remuh Synagogue in the Kazimierz district.

A. Lewin Kłodzki cemetery
Lewin Kłodzki cemetery is a local burial ground in the village of Lewin Kłodzki in southwestern Poland, known as the final resting place of renowned singer and actress Violetta Villas.
B. Jewish Cemetery, Warsaw
The Jewish Cemetery in Warsaw is one of the largest and most historic Jewish necropolises in Europe, known for its rich cultural heritage and the graves of many notable figures.
C. Rakowicki Cemetery
Rakowicki Cemetery is a historic 19th-century necropolis in Kraków, Poland, known as the resting place of many notable Polish figures.
D. Mirogoj Cemetery
Mirogoj Cemetery is a historic and architecturally renowned cemetery and park in Zagreb, Croatia, serving as the final resting place of many notable Croatian figures.
E. Old Evangelical Cemetery in Łódź
The Old Evangelical Cemetery in Łódź is a historic Protestant burial ground in Łódź, Poland, notable as the final resting place of prominent figures including the acclaimed 19th-century Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish cemetery ⓘ cemetery in Poland ⓘ historic site ⓘ
access	entrance through Remuh Synagogue courtyard ⓘ
adjacentTo	Remuh Synagogue courtyard ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Old Jewish Cemetery in Kazimierz ⓘ linked to: Remuh Cemetery in Kraków
burialTradition	Ashkenazi Jewish burial customs ⓘ
city	Kraków ⓘ
coordinateSystem	WGS84 ⓘ
country	Poland ⓘ
currentUse	historic memorial site ⓘ place of pilgrimage ⓘ
damagedBy	Nazi Germany occupation authorities ⓘ linked to: Axis occupation authorities
foundedBy	Jewish community of Kazimierz ⓘ linked to: Jewish community of Kraków
foundedInCentury	16th century ⓘ
governedBy	Jewish Religious Community in Kraków ⓘ linked to: Jewish community of Kraków
hasFeature	Ohel of Rabbi Moses Isserles ⓘ lapidarium of broken tombstones ⓘ matzevot ⓘ tombstones from 16th century ⓘ tombstones from 17th century ⓘ tombstones from 18th century ⓘ walled enclosure ⓘ
hasLanguageOnInscriptions	Hebrew ⓘ Yiddish ⓘ
hasNotableBurial	Israel ben Josef ⓘ Joseph Kac ⓘ Moses Isserles ⓘ linked to: Rabbi Moshe Isserles Natan Nata Spira ⓘ
heritage	Jewish heritage site ⓘ
inception	1535 ⓘ
locatedIn	Kazimierz district ⓘ Kraków ⓘ
locatedNextTo	Remuh Synagogue ⓘ
namedAfter	Rabbi Moses Isserles ⓘ linked to: Rabbi Moshe Isserles
near	Vistula River ⓘ
oneOf	oldest surviving Jewish cemeteries in Poland ⓘ
openedForBurials	1551 ⓘ
partOf	historic Jewish quarter of Kazimierz ⓘ
periodOfDestruction	World War II ⓘ
region	Lesser Poland ⓘ
religion	Judaism ⓘ
replacedBy	New Jewish Cemetery in Kraków ⓘ
restoredBy	Jewish community of Kraków ⓘ
restoredIn	1950s ⓘ
tourism	popular tourist attraction in Kazimierz ⓘ
usedUntil	early 19th century ⓘ
voivodeship	Lesser Poland Voivodeship ⓘ

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