Pszczew Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Lubusz Voivodeship
District
Międzyrzecz
Settlement
Pszczew
Site address
Osiedle Powstańców Wielkopolskich Street, opposite to #15, on the East side of the road in a forested area.
GPS coordinates
52.47543, 15.77584
Perimeter length
221 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence.
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is overgrown and almost fully destroyed, however there are remnants of several matsevot. The accompanying sign says that the cemetery was demolished by the local authorities in the 1970s, it has no information about the remnants of the gravestones.
Number of existing gravestones
2 standing, 6 fragments.
Date of oldest tombstone
1861
Date of newest tombstone
1861
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
Lapidarium.
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The Cemetery is located next to a main road into the town and is well marked. The German name for the town was Betsche-Stadt, as used by the Jewish community. The 1921 census reported 28 Jews. The Progressive-Reform cemetery was established in the second half of the 18th century. Kowyn, about 10 km away, also used the isolated rural flat land. Access is open to all by turning directly off the public road. The size before and after WWII is.13 ha. 1-20 stones, none in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from 1810 (5570)-19th century. The sandstone, flat, with carved relief decoration have German inscriptions. The municipality owns property used as Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are agricultural. Rarely, local residents visit the site. The site was vandalized during World War Two.
