Hostomel Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Ukraine
Region
Kyiv
District
Irpin’
Settlement
Hostomel’
Site address
At the intersection of Myru street and Buchans’ke Highway.
GPS coordinates
50.56451, 30.26233
Perimeter length
650 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Demolished and overbuilt Jewish cemetery
General site condition
Blocks of flats have been built over the cemetery site.
Number of existing gravestones
No tombstones preserved
Date of oldest tombstone
Date of newest tombstone
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Private
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
Yes

Historical overview

The exact period of the cemetery’s foundation is unknown. It first appears on a Russian map of the region from 1907, which presumably dates its construction to the 19th century. Today no visible traces of the cemetery or its boundaries remain.