Lipsk Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Poland
Region
Podlaskie Voivodeship
District
Augustów
Settlement
Lipsk
Site address
Cemetery doesn’t have an address. The Jewish cemetery is located in a wooded area at the northern end of Zakościelna Street. After the intersection of Pusta and Zakościelna streets, head north. The cemetery will be on the western side of the street, right after an agricultural field.
GPS coordinates
53.7381272, 23.4007502
Perimeter length
252 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The Jewish Cemetery of Lipsk is located in a wooded area in the northern part of the town. The adjacent areas are agricultural fields and residential houses. The cemetery area is covered with deciduous trees and high grass. The territory is well maintained, not much litter was found, the bushes were cut back and the grass appears to mowed regularly. The visible remnants of an old masonry wall or stone embanking and some tombstones in situ have been preserved. There is also a commemorative obelisk.
Number of existing gravestones
19
Date of oldest tombstone
1885
Date of newest tombstone
1907, 1908
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
State
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
No

Historical overview