Krosno Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Subcarpathian Voivodeship
District
Krosno
Settlement
Krosno
Site address
12, Seweryna Goszczyńskiego Street.
GPS coordinates
49.70384, 21.76578
Perimeter length
333 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
The cemetery has a concrete fence is damaged in two places.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The majority of the tombstones are in situ, standing and in good condition. The cemetery seems to be well taken care of, with no sign or risk of forestation. There is one broken tombstone, and a few others have fallen.
Number of existing gravestones
200. There is also one matzevah dedicated to Tzvi [...] elich, son of Natan Jakow, who died on 11 Adar 5680 (March 1, 1920) kept at the Polish Museum.
Date of oldest tombstone
1861
Date of newest tombstone
1943
Urgency of erecting a fence
Low
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
The Jewish cemetery in Krosno was established at the end of the 19th century. It is located on the hillside, behind the Zawodzie park, at ul. Fr. Władysław Sarna (although the neighboring house has the address of No.12 Goszczyński).
During World War II, the Germans devastated the necropolis and used most of the matzevot for construction purposes. In 1946, some of the tombstones were recovered and used to build one of the nearby houses.
In May 2009, during the cleaning works in the north-eastern part of the cemetery, a mass grave was identified , where the rabbi from Krosno and several dozen local Jews, probably murdered on December 9, are buried. 1942. An epitaph in Hebrew was placed on the grave.
