Oswiecim Old Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
District
Oświęcim
Settlement
Oświęcim
Site address
5, Berka Joselewicz Street.
GPS coordinates
50.03844, 19.21956
Perimeter length
302 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Demolished Jewish cemetery that has not been built over
General site condition
The cemetery is now the Memorial Park dedicated to the memory of the Great Synagogue.
Number of existing gravestones
No tombstones preserved.
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
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
This is the place were the Great Synagogue used to be. The information plaque on the site states that the first Oświęcim cemetery was also located there, however no more details could be found.
