Plyskiv Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Ukraine
Region
Vinnytsia
District
Pohrebyshche
Settlement
Plyskiv
Site address
The cemetery is located on a small hillside behind the wooded area 370 metres right of the road to Yakmivka, near the northeastern outskirts of Plyskiv.
GPS coordinates
49.37353, 29.29204
Perimeter length
431 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
Fenced by ESJF in November 2020.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
This is a fenced and well-maintained Jewish cemetery.The cemetery is located on a slope on the border of private farmland. The neighbours have encroached on areas of the site. Human remains were found in one of the private gardens.
Number of existing gravestones
Approximately 100
Date of oldest tombstone
1890
Date of newest tombstone
1954
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
No

Historical overview

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. The oldest preserved tombstone dates to the end of the 19th century. The cemetery could not be found marked on old maps of the region.