Gorzow Slaski Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Opole Voivodeship
District
Olesno
Settlement
Gorzów Ślàski
Site address
Adjacent to 9, Byczyńska Street. The cemetery is located in the backyard of 7-9, Byczyńska Street.
GPS coordinates
51.029938, 18.4241796
Perimeter length
256 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
The territory of the school sports field, which mainly corresponds to the cemetery boundary, is fenced on three sides with a wooden fence (1m high). The southern side is unfenced.
Preservation condition
Demolished Jewish cemetery that has not been built over
General site condition
The destroyed Jewish cemetery of Gorzów Ślàski is situated in the backyard of a school complex (ul. Byczyńska 9). The territory of the cemetery is now used as a school sports field. One preserved tombstone was buried under the ground and discovered by the school’s caretaker. The northern part of the former cemetery has been overbuilt with a parking lot.
Number of existing gravestones
One tombstone has been discovered recently. It has Hebrew inscriptions, however the inscriptions are unreadable from the photos taken. The school caretaker thinks there are more headstones under the sports field.
Date of oldest tombstone
N/A
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
State
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
