Gniewkowo Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Kuyavian-Pomeranian
District
Inowrocław
Settlement
Gniewkowo
Site address
Powstańców Wielkopolskich Street, nearby its intersections with Słoneczna and Parkowa streets, North-West corner of Park Wolności, Gniewkowo/
GPS coordinates
52.89683, 18.39094
Perimeter length
277 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
No fence.
Preservation condition
Demolished Jewish cemetery that has not been built over
General site condition
The area is quite densely overgrown by grass and trees, it’s adjacent to a local park.
Number of existing gravestones
No tombstones preserved.
Date of oldest tombstone
N/A
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
In the late 19th century the Jewish community in Inowrocław founded its own new graveyard that was situated on current Marcinkowskiego Street, right next to the evangelical cemetery. The total surface area of the Jewish cemetery equaled 20,400 sq meters. At the entrance building holding a funeral parlor, coach house and gravedigger’s room. The first funeral, that of rabbi Michael Karinger, was held on December 26, 1886. Also that necropolis was devastated by Nazis during occupation.
