Kamien Krajenski Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Kuyavian-Pomeranian
District
Sępóln
Settlement
Kamień Krajeński
Site address
Chojnicka Street, between 8 and 8A, Kamień Krajeński Street.
GPS coordinates
53.5369728, 17.5234723
Perimeter length
171 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 sits in the middle of a business park. It has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no fence or gate. There is one memorial stone, one tombstone evidently replaced from its initial place and no known mass graves. The Municipality owns site used for industrial/commercial use. Properties adjacent are commercial/industrial and agricultural.
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
Private
Preserved construction on site
Yes – there’s a Memorial Stone.
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
Earliest known Jewish community was 18th century. There were 153 Jews in 1783, but none in 1939. The Jewish cemetery was established in second half of 19th century.
The cemetery was vandalized during World War Two.
