Puck Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Pomeranian Voivodeship
District
Puck (Tri-City metropolitan area)
Settlement
Puck
Site address
The cemetery plot adjoins to the north a private property at 12, Aleja Lipowa. Cadastral parcel no. 221103_1.0024.195
GPS coordinates
54.720208, 18.416878
Perimeter length
157 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
The site is fenced with metal mesh fencing. Height is a standard 1.5–1.6 meters. The wall of the building adjacent to the cemetery is also part of the fence.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
Demolished, fenced Jewish cemetery with no tombstones on site. The cemetery is commemorated with boulders, probably intended to imitate matzevot. The necropolis is well-maintained, the area is clean, and the grass mowed. Some old trees have been preserved. There is no information board or marker on site. The fence requires minor repair.
Number of existing gravestones
No tombstones have survived in the area.
Date of oldest tombstone
N/A
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
Low
Land ownership
Other
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The cemetery was established in 1918 outside the borders of the then city, on the former road to Rzucewo. The rectangular plot was divided into two. Today, the area is located at Lipowa Street. The land area is 0.18 hectares.
The last burial was most likely in 1933. During World War II, the cemetery was destroyed. Only the square covered with trees remained. This area is today managed by the city council. There are blocks of stone imitating matzevot, but without a plaque informing that there was a Jewish cemetery here.
(“Śladami żydowskimi po Kaszubach”, book edited by Miłosława Borzyszkowska-Szewczyk and Christian Pletzing; © 2010 Academia Baltica, © 2010 Instytut Kaszubski)
