Ratkovo Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Serbia
Region
Vojvodina
District
West Backa
Settlement
Ratkovo
Site address
The cemetery site can be found on the corner of Vojvode Mišića Street and Bačka Street.
GPS coordinates
45.45293, 19.34345
Perimeter length
136 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
Metal mesh fence with a concrete entrance, installed by ESJF in November 2016.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
This is a fenced and well-maintained Jewish cemetery.
Number of existing gravestones
43
Date of oldest tombstone
1886
Date of newest tombstone
-
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
Ratkovo was home to a Jewish community since 1759, with the cemetery established in 1776. It remained in use until the Holocaust. When ESJF surveyors visited the site, they found it was in poor condition, unfenced and occasionally maintained by volunteers from the town.
