Monument to the Ghetto Heroes

The Monument to the Ghetto Heroes is a monument in , , commemorating the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943 during the Second World War. It is located in the area which was formerly a part of the Warsaw Ghetto, at the spot where the first armed clash of the uprising took place.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews and Pawiak.

Museum
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is a museum dedicated to preserving and recalling the memory of the history of Jews in Poland. The museum is located on the site of the former Warsaw Ghetto.

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was a built in 1835 in , Congress Poland. During the January 1863 Uprising, it served as a transfer camp for Poles sentenced by Imperial Russia to deportation to . is situated 430 metres southwest of Monument to the Ghetto Heroes.

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The , also known as the Palace of the Commonwealth, is a reconstructed Baroque palace in , , on . Initially erected between 1677 and 1683 for the powerful Krasiński family, it was heavily damaged during World War II and rebuilt in the mid-20th century. is situated 660 metres east of Monument to the Ghetto Heroes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Muranów and Muranów Południowy.

Quarter
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is a neighbourhood in the districts of Śródmieście and in central , the capital of . It was founded in the 17th century. The name is derived from the palace belonging to Simone Giuseppe Belotti, a architect, who originally came to Warsaw from the island of .

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is a neighborhood.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Monument to the Ghetto Heroes

Latitude
52.24975° or 52° 14′ 59″ north
Longitude
20.99422° or 20° 59′ 39″ east
Open location code
9G426XXV+VM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 231919035
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q429007
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Vietnamese—“Monument to the Ghetto Heroes” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Паметник на героите от гетото във Варшава”
  • Chinese: “隔都英雄紀念碑”
  • Chinese: “隔都英雄纪念碑”
  • Czech: “Pomník hrdinů ghetta”
  • Dutch: “Helden van het Getto-monument”
  • Esperanto: “Monumento al la geto-herooj”
  • Finnish: “Geton kansannousun muistomerkki”
  • French: “monument aux héros du ghetto de Emmattal”
  • French: “Monument aux héros du ghetto”
  • German: “Warschauer Ghetto-Ehrenmal”
  • Greek: “Μνημείο των Ηρώων του Γκέτο της Βαρσοβίας”
  • Hebrew: “בדמייך חיי”
  • Hebrew: “האנדרטה לזכר גיבורי גטו ורשה”
  • Hebrew: “האנדרטה לזכר גיבורי הגטו”
  • Hebrew: “האנדרטה לזכר לוחמי גטו ורשה”
  • Hebrew: “האנדרטה לזכר מרד גטו ורשה”
  • Indonesian: “Monumen Pahlawan Ghetto”
  • Indonesian: “Pomnik Bohaterów Getta”
  • Italian: “Monumento agli eroi del ghetto”
  • Korean: “게토 영웅 기념물”
  • Lithuanian: “Geto didvyrių paminklas”
  • Persian: “یادمان قهرمانان گتو”
  • Polish: “Pomnik Bohaterów Getta w Warszawie”
  • Polish: “Pomnik Bohaterów Getta”
  • Russian: “Памятник героям гетто”
  • Russian: “Памятник Героям гетто”
  • Serbian: “Spomenik junacima Varšavskog geta”
  • Serbian: “Споменик јунацима Варшавског гета”
  • Slovenian: “Spomenik junakom geta”
  • Spanish: “Monumento a los héroes del Gueto de Varsovia”
  • Ukrainian: “Пам’ятник героям гетто (Варшава)”
  • Ukrainian: “Пам’ятник героям гетто”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài tưởng niệm các anh hùng Ghetto”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Plac Bohaterów Getta Warszawskiego and Skwer Szmula Zygielbojma.

Nearby Places

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