Kremenchug Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Moldova
Region
No administrative division by regions
District
Soroca
Settlement
Kremenchug
Site address
Follow the highway (L96). After passing Sobari to the North, continue for roughly 2 kilometres. The cemetery can be found in the woodlands on the hill overlooking Kremenchug.
GPS coordinates
48.26922, 28.07956
Perimeter length
198 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
Abandoned cemetery in a forested area, overgrown with vegetation and trees.
Number of existing gravestones
20
Date of oldest tombstone
Date of newest tombstone
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 foundation is unknown. However, it can be found marked on a map of the region from 1872. The cemetery was most likely in use until WWII.