Dubrovytsya New Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Ukraine
Region
Rivne
District
Dubrovytsia
Settlement
Dubrovytsia
Site address
Head West from the crossroad of Komunal’na Street and Aeroflots’ka Street and continue for around 400 metres. From here, the cemetery can be found on the southern side of the road.
GPS coordinates
51.58555, 26.55486
Perimeter length
294 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery. The cemetery is partially demolished. There are signs of fire damage around the site and the bordering fields, with some tombstones showing scorch marks. The fields around are privately owned. Apparently, a Soviet monument used to stand here, but has since been destroyed. Clearance and fencing are required.
Number of existing gravestones
12. The preserved, legible tombstones have been toppled. All of those still standing are too damaged to read.
Date of oldest tombstone
1910
Date of newest tombstone
1938
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The exact period of the cemetery establishment is unknown. The oldest tombstone date relates to the early 20th century so it can be assumed that the cemetery emerged during that period. First it appears on Russian topographic maps in 1910-1911.
