RKS Skra Stadium
RKS Skra Stadium (Polish: Stadion RKS Skra) is a rugby union stadium in Warsaw, Poland. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches (previously it was used for football) and is the home stadium of Skra Warszawa. It has also hosted athletics. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 people.[1]
Tombstone of remains of Jews from the Skra Stadium
| Location | Warsaw, Poland |
|---|---|
| Owner | Skra Warszawa |
| Operator | RKS Skra |
| Capacity | 35,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1948 |
| Opened | 1953 |
| Tenants | |
| Skra Warszawa | |
During World War II the stadium was the site of executions of Jews by occupying Nazi German forces. Postwar the remains of 6,588 executed Jews were reburied from the stadium to Warsaw Insurgents Cemetery.
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