The Warsaw Ghetto, established by Nazi Germany during World War II, was the largest of all the Jewish ghettos in German-occupied Europe. It covered an area of approximately 3.4 square kilometers (1.3 square miles) in the Wola district of Warsaw, Poland, and was surrounded by high walls.
Capacity:
The Warsaw Ghetto was designed to hold approximately 450,000 Jews, including those who were already living in the area and those who were forcibly relocated there from other parts of Poland and Europe. By 1941, the population of the ghetto had swelled to over 460,000 people, resulting in severe overcrowding.
Due to the extremely restricted space, the living conditions in the Warsaw Ghetto were appalling, with many people forced to live in cramped, unsanitary apartments. The lack of basic necessities, including food, medicine, and sanitation, coupled with the spread of infectious diseases, led to widespread malnutrition and disease, resulting in a high death rate among the ghetto's inhabitants.