Ataki New Jewish Cemetery (Velchinets)
Cemetery Information
Country
Moldova
Region
No administrative division by regions
District
Ochnitsa
Settlement
Velchinets
Site address
When leaving Valcinet in the direction of Codreni, the cemetery can be found on the right side of the road.
GPS coordinates
48.4450739, 27.7284764
Perimeter length
677 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
The cemetery is surrounded by a partially demolished stone wall, ranging in height between 0.5 and 1 metre tall.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is well maintained.
Number of existing gravestones
Approximately 3,500
Date of oldest tombstone
Erliest founded 1860s
Date of newest tombstone
2009
Urgency of erecting a fence
Low
Land ownership
Private
Preserved construction on site
Beit-tahara, ohel.
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
Presumably New Jewish Cemetery in Ataki was established in the end of 18th – very beginning 19th century. According to Burial Written Registry, it already existed in 1760s, it was marked on a maps from 1870s, 1900s. The cemetery was used after WWII, and is still operating. The Cemetery was survived in 2015 by Yefim Kogan (JewishGen).
