Cieszyn Old Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Silesian Voivodeship
District
Cieszyn
Settlement
Cieszyn
Site address
39, Hażalska Street.
GPS coordinates
49.7564704, 18.6287463
Perimeter length
369 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
The cemetery is fenced with metal mesh that is damaged at the front. A small section of an old brick fence is preserved along the eastern border of the cemetery, on the left from beit tahara building.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The Old Jewish cemetery of Cieszyn is situated 150 meters south of the new cemetery. The entire area is covered with dense ivy, with tombstones hidden inside. Many tombstones are broken or knocked over and a beautiful beit-tahara building is preserved at the site but is currently in poor condition.
Number of existing gravestones
About 1,500.
Date of oldest tombstone
1686 (according to sztetl.org.pl), 1740 (found by ESJF).
Date of newest tombstone
1886, 1935
Urgency of erecting a fence
Low
Land ownership
Other
Preserved construction on site
There is a well-preserved brick beit tahara, which is located along the western side of Hażalska Street.
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
