Gliwice New Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Poland
Region
Silesian Voivodeship
District
Gliwice
Settlement
Gliwice
Site address
14, Poniatowskiego Street.
GPS coordinates
50.3030468, 18.6946964
Perimeter length
539 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
From the west and south, the cemetery is delineated by a brick wall, 2.5 meters in height. From the east and north the cemetery has a concrete block wall.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The New Jewish cemetery of Gliwice is situated between pre-war German and post-war Polish non-Jewish cemeteries. Founded in 1903, the cemetery area is still in use. The site is preserved and well-maintained. Tombstones and the original beit-tahara have been preserved.
Number of existing gravestones
Around 500 tombstones have been preserved, most of which are in good condition. A list of tombstones is available on https://www.sztetl.org.pl/gfx/gliwice_jewish_cemetery.pdf
Date of oldest tombstone
1904
Date of newest tombstone
2017
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Other
Preserved construction on site
The beit-tahara building, which currently operates as a museum, houses an exhibition devoted to the Jews of Upper Silesia.
Drone surveys
No

Historical overview

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