Chelmno Church

During Chelmno's second phase the Jews from Lodz were transported usually by train to Kolo (sometimes by lorries directly to Chelmno). From Kolo by the narrow gauge railroad to Chelmno village.
There they spent the night in the church. The next day they had to wait on the place in front of the church from were they were carried by lorries to the Waldlager (Forest Camp) in groups of mainly 150.

THE CHELMNO CHURCH The church today (2004).

THE CHURCH IN 1944

MAP OF THE "CASTLE CAMP" This map was drawn by by Zdzislaw Lorek in 1997. It is based on plans, drawings and testimonies from 1933, 1940, 1945, 1980, and 1982. The map is kept in the district museum Konin.

THE PLACE IN FRONT OF THE CHURCH The place where the Jews had to wait for their transport to the Forst Camp. Photo taken in 1945.

THE CHURCH Photo taken in 2004.

THE CHURCH Photo taken in 2004.

THE CHURCH AND THE VILLAGE A panorama view of Chelmno village, seen from the River Nerem. The photo was taken probably between 1930 and 1940. Photo: Chelmno Museum, improved by ARC.

© ARC 2005