Michalowo Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Podlaskie Voivodeship
District
Bialystok
Settlement
Michałowo
Site address
The cemetery is located in the forest, about 2km north in the direction of the village of Majdan.
GPS coordinates
53.0450574, 23.5712099
Perimeter length
780 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is located in the forest, on the road to the village of Majdan. The cemetery is situated on a small hill, its boundaries are marked by an earthern rampart and plaques informing about the Jewish burial place, placed on the four sides of the cemetery. The cemetery is forested, and most of the matzevot are damaged. There are a few well preserved matzevot as well as many fragments.
Number of existing gravestones
77. The majority of the preserved tombstones are well preserved,with legible inscriptions. Some of them are fragments of tombstones, without matzevot.
Date of oldest tombstone
1835
Date of newest tombstone
1937
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Other
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
