Grodek Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Podlaskie Voivodeship
District
Bialystok
Settlement
Gródek
Site address
Partyzantów Street. Opposite to the Catholic cemetery.
GPS coordinates
53.09956, 23.64667
Perimeter length
601 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
Only a small part of the cemetery was fenced with a wooden fence about 0.5m high. The entire historic area of the cemetery is approximately 2 hectares.
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is located in the forest. A small part of it was fenced. At the fence, there is a sign informing about the Jewish community living in Gródek. Several tombstones have been preserved in the fenced area, most of them are horizontal, laying tombstones and there are also some fragments. The matzevot are covered with soil, grass and moss, their inscriptions are not readable.
Number of existing gravestones
42 tombstones and 6 fragments of matzevot.
Date of oldest tombstone
N/A
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
Medium
Land ownership
State
Preserved construction on site
Monument to the 35 inhabitants of the village of Popówka, murdered by the Nazis in 1943.
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
