Koropets Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Ukraine
Region
Ternopyl
District
Monastyrys’ka
Settlement
Koropets
Site address
To reach the cemetery, proceed for 260 metres in the eastern direction from the village council. Turn right to the secondary road. Proceed for about 220 metres. Turn left to the fied road. Proceed for about 280 metres. The cemetery is located in the woods.
GPS coordinates
48.93392, 25.18547
Perimeter length
N/A
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is severely overgrown. It requires full delineation, clearing and fencing. Forest was cultivated on the site 20-30 years ago.
Number of existing gravestones
30
Date of oldest tombstone
1912 (oldest found by ESJF expedition)
Date of newest tombstone
1932 (latest found by ESJF expedition)
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Forestry
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. It was not marked on old maps, but according to the dates on the preserved gravestones it can be assumed that the cemetery already existed in the early 20th century.
