Krukenychi Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Ukraine
Region
Lviv
District
Mostyska
Settlement
Krukenychi
Site address
From the main street, turn east from the church onto the field road and continue straight ahead. The forest will begin 1,460 metres on the left. The cemetery is located opposite the forest to the right of the road, in the bush.
GPS coordinates
49.68240, 23.17370
Perimeter length
389 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Demolished Jewish cemetery that has not been built over
General site condition
Demolished Jewish cemetery that has not been built over
Number of existing gravestones
No tombstones preserved
Date of oldest tombstone
Date of newest tombstone
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Other
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
Information on the cemetery’s establishment is not known, but it was marked on a map from the early 20th century. It can be supposed that it was demolished after WWII.
The Jewish community emerged in the period between the late 19th and the early 20th century. In the 19th century, it was known that Jews were shoemakers. In the first half of the 20th century, Jews were engaged in forest trade, petty trade, carting, and handicrafts and so on. In 1921, 231 Jews were residing in Krukenychi (14% of the total population). In summer 1941, Wehrmacht forces occupied Krukenychi. In autumn 1942, local Jews were deported to Mostiska.
