Dubienka Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Lublin Voivodeship
District
Chełm
Settlement
Dubienka
Site address
Between No.22 Piaski street and No.3 Osiedle 400-lecia.
GPS coordinates
51.04526, 23.88863
Perimeter length
567 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
Yes, it is fenced with a metal fence (around 1.5m high) from two sides. One side shares a fence with the neighbouring private property. From Osiedle 400-lecia Street there is a hedge (around 2m high). The cemetery is fenced but it is not protected because the hedge has large gaps, which makes it very easy to enter the cemetery.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery grounds are generally well maintained. However none of the tombstone have survived in their original place. A part of the cemetery was built up with private houses. The hedge should be replaced with a fence. private properties at the big part of cemetery.
Number of existing gravestones
1 plus fragments. No tombstones have survived. There are 68 pieces of matzevot in the cemetery, including one undamaged matzevah (it is lying on the ground, not on the burial site).
Date of oldest tombstone
1884
Date of newest tombstone
1912
Urgency of erecting a fence
Low
Land ownership
Private
Preserved construction on site
In the cemetery, there is a plaque commemorating the Jewish community and a tombstone at the place of the possible grave of Tzadik Uri Fajwel, one of the first tzaddikim.
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
