Szlaki województw śląskiego i opolskiego

The Jewish cemetery in Biała near Prudnik is one of the oldest and largest Jewish cemeteries in the Opole region. It was active from the 1620s until 1938. In the 16th century, Biała became one of the two cities in Silesia – alongside Głogów – where Jews could settle freely. During this period, the Jewish quarter occupied an area of 1/3 of the town, and in the following century, the Jewish community constituted the majority of the residents of Biała. Over 900 stone tombstones have survived to this day in the necropolis located on the steep slope of the Kopiec hill. The matzevot mainly take the form of vertical, single steles made of limestone and sandstone with motifs of a book, hands in a gesture of blessing, a tree, a candle, a pitcher, a deer, or a bird. The foundations of the pre-burial house and the rubble of the gravedigger's house date back to the 19th century. Practical information: Publicly accessible cemetery. Free admission. Sightseeing time: 1 hour. Parking spaces on Ogrodowa Street.