Frysztak Old Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Subcarpathian Voivodeship
District
Strzyżów
Settlement
Frysztak
Site address
The cemetery is located on the left of 10, Gołębiowskiego Street, behind the building.
GPS coordinates
49.83367, 21.60939
Perimeter length
280 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
There is a metal fence.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is well fenced, but also heavily forested with trees and bushes. The matzevot are in bad condition, their inscriptions are ilegible and the majority of them are fallen.
Number of existing gravestones
20. None of the tombstones have a legible inscription with dates. According to sztetl.org, before WWII, there was a tombstone in the cemetery that dated from 1650. According to the research of FODZ, the oldest tombstone that was found and readable in the cemetery was dated to 1878.
Date of oldest tombstone
N/A
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
Low
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
There is a fenced grave in the cemetery which belongs to Esther Etel the daughter of Rabbi Elimelekh, the Tzadik from Lezajsk.
The old Jewish cemetery in Frysztak was likely established in the 17th century.
The cemetery was fenced thanks to the efforts of the Nissenbaum Foundation.
