Bledzew Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Lubusz Voivodeship
District
Międzyrzecz
Settlement
Bledzew
Site address
Wodna Street - end of road in the forest, about 500 meters West into woods from 1F, Wodna Street.
GPS coordinates
52.5189107, 15.3976607
Perimeter length
262 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 located in the forest, with several gravestones still being in their place. According to the cemetery records, the following things have been preserved: 160 meters of the fencing walls foundations, 11 gravestones dating back to the second half of the 19th century, 10 tombs from the second half of the 19th century and 10 toms from the first half of the 20th century (until 1945). Also, the first forest stand remained in 70 percent (10 oaks, 3 acacias, 19 pines). The forest stand is of single and group arrangements of shrubby groups. The forest has visibly marked borders, visible plot-path arrangement, tombs arranged in rows.
Number of existing gravestones
24 standing and more 20 fragments.
Date of oldest tombstone
1828
Date of newest tombstone
1902
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Forestry
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The Jewish cemetery in Bledzew was established in the 19th century. It is situated in the forest, 1.5 km west of the village. The easiest way to get there is from the village's center, along Unlica Wodna, then to continue down its extension along the edge of the forest. The cemetery is situated on a small hill on the right side of the road. As a result of devastation, on the overall area of 0.2 ha about 20 tombs have been preserved, out of which the oldest one dates back to 1826. The tombstones (matzevot) were made of sandstone with inscriptions in German and Hebrew.
