Leszno Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Greater Poland Voivodeship
District
Leszno
Settlement
Leszno
Site address
14, Jana Pawła II Avenue.
GPS coordinates
51.84028, 16.58452
Perimeter length
681 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
No fence.
Preservation condition
Demolished and overbuilt Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery was demolished. In its place, apartment blocks were built. The beit-tahara building, which now houses a library, has been preserved. The matzevot from the cemetery have been placed next to the beit-tahara. Part of the cemetery has been overbuilt with private properties.
Number of existing gravestones
370 fragments of tombstones.
Date of oldest tombstone
1828
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
No
