Kurow New Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Poland
Region
Lublin Voivodeship
District
Puławy
Settlement
Kurów
Site address
Opposite No.31 Blich Street.
GPS coordinates
51.38865, 22.17693
Perimeter length
413,70 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
The cemetery is devastated. Two matzevot have been preserved, which in 2017 were installed into the monument commemorating the Jewish community living in Kurów. The new Jewish cemetery in Kurów is commemorated by a monument unveiled in its place in 2017. Apart from the monument with two tombstones installed, no traces of the cemetery have survived. The cemetery is unfenced. The area of the cemetery is marked by the border of streets and neighbouring buildings.
Number of existing gravestones
Two tombstones found in the cemetery have survived. They are now part of the monument.
Date of oldest tombstone
1880
Date of newest tombstone
1892
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes

Historical overview