Koniecpol Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Poland
Region
Silesian Voivodeship
District
Częstochowa
Settlement
Koniecpol
Site address
30, Zachodnia Street.
GPS coordinates
50.7721442, 19.6706557
Perimeter length
311 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
No fenced.
Preservation condition
Demolished and overbuilt Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery was demolished during World War II. A property management facility and single-family houses were built on its site.
Number of existing gravestones
No tombstone has survived. During the war, the tombstones were taken from Koniecpol and probably used for construction purposes.
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

The Jewish cemetery in Koniecpol is located at 30 Zachodnie Street, about 500 metres west of the market square. The cemetery’s exact establishment date is unknown, though it was probably founded in the 19th century. During World War II, it was completely destroyed by the Germans. After 1945, residential and industrial buildings were built over the site. Currently the Municipal Services Department is located at 30 Zachodnia Street. Not a single tombstone has survived from the cemetery. The cemetery is not marked and there is no form of commemoration. The cemetery covered an area of approximately 0.5 hectares.

Koniecpol was granted town rights in 1443. The beginnings of Jewish settlement in the town date to the beginning of the 17th century. In 1764, 394 Jews lived there. 408 Jews lived in the town in 1828 – (constituting 31.5% of the total population), and 1,077 by 1921 (45%). During World War II, at the end of 1941, the Germans established a ghetto in Kłobuck, where they gathered about 1,600 Jews from the town and surrounding villages. After the liquidation of the ghetto, on October 6, 1942, the Jews of Koniecpol were deported to the extermination camp in Treblinka.

Koniecpol Jewish Cemetery
Koniecpol Jewish Cemetery
Koniecpol Jewish Cemetery
Koniecpol Jewish Cemetery
Koniecpol Jewish Cemetery
Koniecpol Jewish Cemetery
Koniecpol Jewish Cemetery
Koniecpol Jewish Cemetery
Koniecpol Jewish Cemetery
Koniecpol Jewish Cemetery
Koniecpol Jewish Cemetery