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

: 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 Centrum dystryktu

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

Kraków was designated as the capital of the General Government, making it the most significant administrative hub in occupied Poland. : On March 3, 1941, Otto Wächter, the

: 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