Jozefow Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Lublin Voivodeship
District
Biłgoraj
Settlement
Józefów
Site address
The cemetery is located along Kamienna Street.
GPS coordinates
50.47707, 23.04823
Perimeter length
344 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
There is a metal fence about 1,8 metres high.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemtery is situated to the south of the city, outside the boundaries. Many tombstones have been preserved. The territory is overgrown with tall grass, though it looks like the grass is mown periodically. Later gravestones stand in clear rows, fewer earlier gravestones have been preserved and are largely overgrown with moss.
Number of existing gravestones
About 400 tombstones or their fragments have been preserved in the cemetery.
Date of oldest tombstone
1786
Date of newest tombstone
1939
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Other
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
