Kyiv Jewish Section On Kurenivske Municipal Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Ukraine
Region
Kyiv
District
Podil
Settlement
Kyiv
Site address
19, Valkivs’ka Street.
GPS coordinates
50.492911, 30.450255
Perimeter length
1,400 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Jewish section
General site condition
Jewish section within municipal cemetery.
Number of existing gravestones
around 8,000
Date of oldest tombstone
1939
Date of newest tombstone
2005
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
State
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
No

Historical overview

The Jewish section on the municipal cemetery was established in the first half of the 20th century, with the oldest preserved tombstone dating to that period. The cemetery could not be found marked on old maps of the region.

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