Milocice (Bierutow community) Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Lower Silesia Region
District
Oława
Settlement
Miłocice
Site address
2, Cicha Street, in South-East side of the town in forest area. Head South via Główna Street. Drive 500 meters South from the intersection of Głowna Street with Pocztowa/Cicha streets. Turn East on the dirt road. Drive 500 meters into the forest.
GPS coordinates
51.035333, 17.495417
Perimeter length
204 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
Wooden and wire 2 meters height (requires repair).
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The Cemetery is properly marked as a Jewish cemetery and is fenced with a flimsy wood and wire mesh fencing – this looks like a temporary measure. The Cemetery is deep in the forest, however it is visited by locals and other. The grass is partially mowed, partially the cemetery is overgrown, but many of the matsevot are lying on ground and covered by moss.The burials are from Jews from Bierutów, 12 kilometers from the actual Cemetery.
Number of existing gravestones
42 standing, 26 lying, and more 30 fragments.
Date of oldest tombstone
1769
Date of newest tombstone
1855
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
State
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
No
