Józefów

Józefów is a town in the Roztocze range in Lubelskie, Poland. It lies 24 km east of Biłgoraj, 30 km southwest of Zamość and 92 km south of the regional capital Lublin.

Understand

Before the Second World War about 60% of the town's population was Jewish. In July 1943 Nazis killed 1,500 of them during the Józefów Massacre. Nowadays there is a monument on the location of the massacre to commemorate these cruel acts.

• 1 Tourism information, ul. Kosciuszko 37 A. (updated May 2017)

Get in

The train station of Józefów is about 3 kilometers away from the town center so it does not make a good option. A better option is to take a bus from Biłgoraj or Zamość. From Biłgoraj these buses run frequently.

Get around

On foot or by bike.

See

• 1 Synagogue, pl. Wolności 10. Built at the end of the 18th century and devastated by the Nazi-Germans during the Second World War, this synagogue got rebuilt in the 80s of the previous century to house a public library. The top floor has been redesigned to use as guest rooms. (updated May 2017)
• 2 Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Wojska Polskiego. In the eastern part of the town between 1883 and 1886 this church was on the location of a previous wooden church. Free. (updated May 2017)
• 3 Kirkut. Very close to the quarries you can find the former Jewish cemetery, also called the Kirkut. This Kirkut is one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in the Lublin region. The oldest matzevah dates back to 1737 and the last documented burial here took place in 1943. Today the cemetery is surrounded by a fence. The gate usually is open during the daytime. Free. (updated May 2017)

  

  The quarries south of the town.

• 4 Quarries, Kamienna. South of the town are some abandoned stone quarries that are open to the visitors. There was built a visitor observation tower and the quarries are accessible. Free. (updated May 2017)

Sleep

The synagogue of Józefów

Spread over the town and neighboring villages there is a wide offer of private guest rooms and agrotourism.

• 1 Guest rooms in the former synagogue, Krótka 10, ☏ +48 84 687 81-22. (updated May 2017)