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Ghetto Heroes Square

Ghetto Heroes Square

Place · Podgórze & Schindler's Factory

Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0
Plac Bohaterów GettaPodgórze & Schindler's Factory, Krakówgo · any time, in daylightgate: unknown

A memorial square in Podgórze with 70 large empty chairs for the ghetto's victims: a 10 to 20 minute quiet stop, free and open at all hours.

Time on site15–20 minp95 30 min
PriceFreeadult, 2026 estimate
Best hourany time, in daylightquietest window
28″ bagsPainful WarningPodgórze & Schindler's Factory
Step-freeYes OK
  • Free
  • Memorial
  • Quiet
  • Free entry

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Rules in force · 11Non-EU visitors get 90 days in any rolling 180-day window…Old Town streets are cobbled and Wawel has ramps and steps
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  • Kraków ↗Old Town streets are cobbled and Wawel has ramps and steps: large suitcases go from the door to the room, never on a walk.
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Open
Hours not on file: check the official site.
Crowds

Go any time, in daylight

Quietest Mon–Thu · busiest Fri–Sun · desk estimate

Tickets
  • Adult: Free
Time to spend
15–20 min · up to 30 min if you linger
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Best time to go

Quiet most of the day; tour groups pass at midday.

By weekday: quietest Mon–Thu, busiest Fri–Sun.

Opening hours
Note
An open public square; there is no closing time.

Which month is quietest

desk estimate · not counted
  1. Janquiet
  2. Febquiet
  3. Marlight
  4. Aprbusy
  5. Maybusy
  6. Junheavy
  7. Julheavy
  8. Augheavy
  9. Sepbusy
  10. Octbusy
  11. Novlight
  12. Decquiet

Quietest Dec–Feb · busiest Jun–Aug.

Estimate: desk reasoning from season patterns; not counted. Holidays and events move these weeks.

Weather here, next 7 days

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Forecast: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), model data for this point.

Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).

On the ground

Getting in, access, sensory load, what to bring, and where to go if it does not work

Getting in

Stop
Plac Bohaterów Getta in Podgórze, a short walk from Schindler's Factory
Ticket
free · official site
Stairs
none
Shoes
Shoes on.

Accessibility

  • YesStep-free entrance · none
  • NoAccessible toilet

Sensory load

  • Sensory load2/5 Low

Exposure: medium

Bailouts

  • heat: A shaded bench nearby
  • rain: The nearby pharmacy museum or a café

Nearest rescue anchor: B - Street benches (south, field-verify)

Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).

Map and nearby

Where it is, how to get there from your hotel or from where you stand, and what is around it

Ghetto Heroes SquareGhetto Heroes SquareSchindler's Factory museumRemuh Synagogue and cemeteryWawel riverbank pathCloth Hall and Rynek UndergroundPierogi restaurant in KazimierzMilk bar (bar mleczny) in the Old TownObwarzanek ring-bread stallsJama Michalika

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Tickets, prices and entry

Tickets & entry

2026 estimate · check the posted board
Where to buy
  • No ticket needed.

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What to see, in order

01

The empty chairs

Seventy large bronze chairs stand for the ghetto's victims.

02

The pharmacy museum on the square

The Eagle Pharmacy on the square tells the story of the ghetto (check hours).

How to do it well

  1. 1Go after or before Schindler's Factory.
  2. 2Stand back from the chairs and read the plaques.
  3. 3Allow 10 to 20 minutes.

Facilities

toilets
Cafés nearby (field-verify).
tickets
Free.
shade
Little on the square.
Time on site, inside and your plan

Time on site

minutes

Minimum

10min

Worthwhile

15min

Typical

20min

p95

30min

How much time do you have?

from the time-on-site figures above

Room to linger: a typical visit is 20 min, people who stay on take up to 30.

Visit times are typical figures, not promises; queues and closing times can change them.

Inside, in order

highlights in walking order

  1. The empty chairs

    Seventy large bronze chairs stand for the ghetto's victims.

  2. The pharmacy museum on the square

    The Eagle Pharmacy on the square tells the story of the ghetto (check hours).

Step-free check, who it suits, facilities

Step-free check

  • Step-free entrance: yes · yesnone
  • Accessible toilet: no · no

Level paved square.

Combine with

Combine with

nearest first
  1. —Schindler's Factory museum

Walk the Podgórze & Schindler's Factory area · the cluster page has the walking order, rescue stops and after-dark notes

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Deep dive

Questions, photos, and where our facts come from

Questions and answers

Questions and answers

answered by Voykit editors · dated
Is it worth stopping if I skip the museum?

Yes: it is a short, quiet stop that adds meaning to the district.

Checked 2026-09-29 · Voykit desk

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