Valea lui Vlad Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Moldova
Region
No administrative division by regions
District
Singerei
Settlement
Valea lui Vlad
Site address
Follow the M14 south, then take the L282 and follow it for 2.5 kilometres to a crossroad. From here, travel West for 700 metres. The cemetery is to the left, about 300 metres into the forest.
GPS coordinates
47.4780596, 28.1406564
Perimeter length
332 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
Fenced by ESJF in May 2021.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
This is a fenced and well-maintained Jewish cemetery.
Number of existing gravestones
Approximately 100-200. Due to the dense woodland, it is difficult to get an exact count.
Date of oldest tombstone
1890s
Date of newest tombstone
1920s
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Forestry
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The exact period of the cemetery’s foundation is unknown, but it can be found marked on a map of the region from the 1860s. The cemetery was most likely in use until WWII. It was surveyed in 2019 by Yefim Kogan (JewishGen).
