Kapreshti Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Moldova
Region
No administrative division by regions
District
Floresti
Settlement
Prodanesti
Site address
The Kapreshti Jewish cemetery of is located to the north of Prodaneshti village. Heading along the main street of Kapreshti in the direction of Prodaneshti, take the second left after the local library and proceed for 440 metres. The cemetery is located on the left of the road.
GPS coordinates
47.75001, 28.47799
Perimeter length
493 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
The cemetery has a fence installed in November 2019 by ESJF.
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is abandoned and very overgrown in some parts. Two large plots of the cemetery have been seized and are being used as fields.
Number of existing gravestones
Around 500
Date of oldest tombstone
1889 (oldest tombstone found by ESJF expedition)
Date of newest tombstone
1989
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
Yes

Historical overview

3D model