Nyzhniv Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Ukraine
Region
Ivano-Frankivsk
District
Tlumach
Settlement
Nyzhniv
Site address
To reach the cemetery, proceed in the southern direction from the Church Of The Blessed Virgin Mary, pass the Christian Cemetery, and proceed for about 100 metres more. The Jewish cemetery is located at the hill on the left of the road.
GPS coordinates
48.94520, 25.09255
Perimeter length
205 metres. The perimeter is approximate because of dense vegetation and low resolution of an old map.
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is severely overgrown. It requires full delineation, clearing and fencing.
Number of existing gravestones
10. Vegetation on the site does not allow to establish the exact number of gravestones. ESJF expedition did not find gravestones with inscriptions.
Date of oldest tombstone
Date of newest tombstone
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
State
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. Since it appears on Austrian maps of the 1880s, it can be assumed that the cemetery emerged in the late 19th century.
