Chojnow New Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Lower Silesia Region
District
Legnica
Settlement
Chojnów
Site address
Close to intersection of Złotoryjska and Parkowa streets, 40 meters East from 1, Parkowa Street.
GPS coordinates
51.266360, 15.930060
Perimeter length
N/A
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
The cemetery area is fenced within the frames of the Catholic cemetery, but it’s overbuilt by Catholic graves.
Preservation condition
Demolished Jewish cemetery that has not been built over
General site condition
The entire cemetery area is now consumed by the towns Catholic Cemetery. There are no markers of indications of the Jewish graves. Nowadays there are Polish graves. There is a wall on the South side of the former Jewish cemetery.
Number of existing gravestones
No tombstones preserved.
Date of oldest tombstone
N/A
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Private
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The cemetery was established in the first half of the 19th century. It was sold to the town in 1944. Nowadays there are no Jewish gravestones.
