Nikopol Conservative Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Ukraine
Region
Dnipropetrovsk
District
Nikopolsky
Settlement
Nikopol
Site address
No.102 Street of Heroes of Chernobyl.
GPS coordinates
47.58279, 34.37886
Perimeter length
The perimeter could not be recognized.
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
The cemetery has been demolished and overbuilt.
Preservation condition
Demolished and overbuilt Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery has been demolished and overbuilt. Now it is a bus station, a service station and building materials shops. The cemetery was demolished, it was not possible to find out specific information. None of the locals know anything about the cemetery. It was not possible to contact the director of the museum, as there was a conference on at the time of our visit.
Number of existing gravestones
No tombstones preserved.
Date of oldest tombstone
N/A
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Private
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
According to IAJGS, the Conservative Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century with the last known Jewish burial taking place in the 1940s. According to the Commission on the Preservation of Jewish Heritage, it was demolished after the 1950s. Later, it was overbuilt.
The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. According to IAJGS, the Conservative Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century. The last known burial dates to the 1940s. According to the Commission on the Preservation of Jewish Heritage, the cemetery was demolished after the 1950s. There are no gravestones left. The cemetery was overbuilt, a bus station, a service station and shops now occupy the site.
