Ciechocinek Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Kuyavian-Pomeranian
District
Aleksandrów Kujawski
Settlement
Ciechocinek
Site address
50, Wołuszewska Street.
GPS coordinates
52.88377, 18.77784
Perimeter length
220 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
The cemetery is surrounded by a metal mesh.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The area of the cemetery is fenced and well-preserved, with the grass mowed, and a commemorative stone is placed to mark the 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
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
Memorial – beith-tahara is now a private house.
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
At the outbreak of WWII, some Jews fled the city. Persecution of the remaining Jewish population began with severe financial restrictions imposed. In October 1939, the Germans expelled a dozen Jewish families immediately. Following them, approximately 80% of the Jews went to Kutno, Warsaw, Łosice, Gostynin, and Siedlce, leaving a local Jewish population of largely poor and elderly. Established in 1916 on the outskirts of the city on ul. Wołuszewskiej near the Roman Catholic cemetery, a wooden fence surrounded a preburial house and caretaker dwelling. No tombstones remain in the cemetery.
