Otmuchow Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Opole Voivodeship
District
Nysa
Settlement
Otmuchów
Site address
After the intersection of Henryka Sienkiewicza Street and Akacjowa Street proceed 690 meters north via Henryka Sienkiewicza Street and then turn left onto a track, that goes through the field into the forest, and continue for 500 meters. The cemetery is situated by the eastern side of the track.
GPS coordinates
50.476647, 17.169870
Perimeter length
203 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
The eastern part of the cemetery area is delineated by a low wooden fence, the western part is not fenced. The wooden fence is partially destroyed: some sections are absent and some planks are lying on the ground. A new fence is required.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
It is a Jewish cemetery is situated in a forest on the northern outskirts of Otmuchów. The site is fenced and well maintained. Several tombstones and their fragments are present.
Number of existing gravestones
26. There are 16 Matzevot in situ (mostly pedestals) and 10 fragments in a small Lapidarium.
Date of oldest tombstone
1819, 1823/4
Date of newest tombstone
1919, 1906
Urgency of erecting a fence
Low
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
Lapidarium, made of stone blocks, with embedded pieces of tombstones.
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The oldest known gravestone dates from 1819. The last burial was that of Jakob Schneider, who died in 1919. In recent years, local middle school students and young people from Germany, the Czech Republic, and Israel have cleaned the cemetery, which is located outside the city to the north toward the village of Nieradowice on the south eastern edge of the forest.
