Kazimierz district

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The Kazimierz district is a historic neighborhood of Kraków, Poland, renowned as the city’s former Jewish quarter and cultural center, filled with synagogues, narrow streets, and vibrant nightlife.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
neighborhood
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle 19th-century tenement houses
Renaissance architecture
medieval urban layout
country Poland
culturalRole center of Jewish culture in Kraków
venue for cultural festivals
featuredIn film Schindler's List
linked to: Schindler's List
formerStatus separate town
hasPart High Synagogue
Izaak Synagogue
linked to: Isaac Synagogue

Kupa Synagogue
Old Synagogue
Plac Nowy
Remuh Cemetery
Remuh Synagogue
Szeroka Street
Tempel Synagogue
heritage Christian cultural heritage
Jewish cultural heritage
historicalEvent Nazi occupation of Kraków
deportation of Jews during World War II
hosts Jewish Culture Festival in Kraków
knownFor Jewish heritage
art galleries
cafés and restaurants
film locations
former Jewish quarter
historic synagogues
narrow streets
vibrant nightlife
language Polish
locatedIn Kraków
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
locatedOn Vistula River
municipalStatus district of Kraków
namedAfter Casimir III the Great
partOf Stare Miasto area of Kraków
postWarDevelopment late 20th century revitalization
period of neglect
religiousSites Catholic churches
synagogues
tourism popular destination for domestic tourists
popular destination for international tourists
typicalCuisine Jewish cuisine
Polish cuisine

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Rema Synagogue in Kraków locatedIn Kazimierz district
City of Kraków authorities oversees Kazimierz district of Kraków
linked to: Kazimierz district
New Jewish Cemetery in Kraków locatedIn Kazimierz district
Plac Nowy locatedIn Kazimierz district
Corpus Christi Basilica locatedIn Kazimierz district
Remuh Cemetery locatedIn Kazimierz district
Tempel Synagogue locatedIn Kazimierz district
Isaac Synagogue locatedIn Kazimierz district
Galicia Jewish Museum locatedIn Kazimierz district
Kraków tram lines serves Kazimierz district
Stare Miasto (district of Kraków) hasPart Kazimierz (historical Jewish quarter, sometimes administratively separate)
linked to: Kazimierz district
Remuh Cemetery in Kraków locatedIn Kazimierz district