Barcin Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Kuyavian-Pomeranian
District
Żnin
Settlement
Barcin
Site address
Podgórna Street, opposite to #10 and #12, Barcin.
GPS coordinates
52.86714, 17.93515
Perimeter length
307 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence.
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is almost fully destroyed, there are remnants of a couple of tombsones visible in the grass and 2 standing stones. There’s also a monument. The place is quite densely overgrown, but marked.
Number of existing gravestones
2 tombstones.
Date of oldest tombstone
1842
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
Yes - Memorial.
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The Jewish cemetery in Barcin is situated on a rise at the west side of Podgórna street. It is known that before 1939 there was a pre-funeral house on the cemetery.
On the 15th of December 2007, a memorial was unveiled on the cemetery. A plaque on a granite boulder has an inscription in both Polish and Hebrew: "In memory of Barcin Jews buried in this cemetery. May their souls be bound up in the bond of eternal life". The memorial was financed by the City Hall of Barcin and Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage. Thanks to efforts of Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage on the cemetery also appeared a plaque that says: "The Jewish cemetery. A passer-by , respect the place of eternal rest for the dead".
