Ostrow Wielkopolski Old Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Greater Poland Voivodeship
District
Ostrów Wielkopolski
Settlement
Ostrów Wielkopolski
Site address
23, Stycznia Square.
GPS coordinates
51.65032, 17.81418
Perimeter length
97 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
The territory of a part of the cemetery is fenced by the stone wall, about 1 meter high. The wall is also used as a lapidarium made of matzevot fragments from the inside.
Preservation condition
Demolished and overbuilt Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery has been demolished. Currently, there is a park on the site of the cemetery. A part of the park is fenced off with a low stone wall (about 1 meter high), and fragments of matzevot have been embedded from the inside.
Number of existing gravestones
282 tombstones.
Date of oldest tombstone
1840
Date of newest tombstone
1893
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
No
