Gryfice Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
District
Gryfice
Settlement
Gryfice
Site address
2C, Brzozowa Street.
GPS coordinates
53.91389, 15.20846
Perimeter length
199 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
No fence.
Preservation condition
Demolished and overbuilt Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery area is overbuilt by residential blocks of flats and the adjacent infrastructure (parking, recreational zones etc.)
Number of existing gravestones
No tombstones preserved.
Date of oldest tombstone
N/A
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
According to Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust, Jewish residents were first mentioned in 1692. In 1752 the city had seven Jewish families. In 1880 the Jewish community was 146 people with a cemetery and synagogue. Thereafter, the number of Jews declined to 68 people in 1933. In May 1939, only 22 Jews lived in Gryfice and five people of mixed marriages.
The Cemetery was destroyed, the gravestones were used to build Wall Street.
