Osnyts’k Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Ukraine
Region
Rivne
District
Rokytne
Settlement
Osnyts’k
Site address
From the village's eastern exit, the site can be found in a wooded area by the left side of the road, around 160 meters from L’va River.
GPS coordinates
51.284945, 27.146388
Perimeter length
168 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery. The cemetery site is in critical condition. The majority of the tombstones are broken into fragments, which are still sunken into the ground. The site is also somewhat overgrown with bushes and moss. Clearance and fencing are required.
Number of existing gravestones
1. There are over 100 fragments scattered around the cemetery site.
Date of oldest tombstone
The only preserved tombstone is dated 1924.
Date of newest tombstone
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. The oldest tombstone date dates to the first half of the 20th century so it can be assumed that the cemetery emerged during that period. It was marked on a topographical map from 1916 and, later, on a map from 1928.
