Podwilk Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
District
Nowy Targ
Settlement
Podwilk
Site address
From the E77 road driving from Jabłonka turn right in Podwilk onto the side road which goes South between №278 and №280 Podwilk Street, then follow the asphalt road to a small chapel. After passing the chapel, turn right, and then turn left after passing №462B Podwilk Street (the road climbs uphill), into the fields. From the end of the asphalt road you have to walk about 250 metres uphill. The cemetery is located near the forest.
GPS coordinates
49.53798, 19.73211
Perimeter length
195 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
There is a wooden fence about 1 meter high.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery was fenced and cleaned from trees in 2019 paid for by Gmina Jablonka and the Lesser Poland voievodship.
Number of existing gravestones
50. There are gravestones in Hebrew, German, Polish and the Hungarian languages.
Date of oldest tombstone
1849
Date of newest tombstone
1938
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
