Nowotaniec Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Poland
Region
Subcarpathian Voivodeship
District
Sanok
Settlement
Nowotaniec
Site address
Starting on the dirt road from Nowotaniec to Wola Sękowa turn right near the chapel of St. Tekla. The cemetery is located in woodland, northwest of the path accross a cow pasture. It is signposted by a blue plaque, which can be seen from afar.
GPS coordinates
49.511432, 22.016757
Perimeter length
497 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 forested and overgrown. There are 3 visible standing matzevot in situ, there may be others unfound in the grass.
Number of existing gravestones
There are 3 visible gravestones, their inscriptions were ilegible in the photos from the survey team.
Date of oldest tombstone
N/A
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
There is a small monument made from the fragments of gravestones.
Drone surveys
Yes

Historical overview

The cemetery dates back to at least 1870, but likely much earlier.

Nowotaniec Jewish Cemetery
Nowotaniec Jewish Cemetery
Nowotaniec Jewish Cemetery
Nowotaniec Jewish Cemetery
Nowotaniec Jewish Cemetery
Nowotaniec Jewish Cemetery
Nowotaniec Jewish Cemetery
Nowotaniec Jewish Cemetery
Nowotaniec Jewish Cemetery
Nowotaniec Jewish Cemetery