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Pyrzyce Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Poland
Region
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
District
Pyrzyce
Settlement
Pyrzyce
Site address
The cemetery is located between Cmentarna and Mickiewicza Streets. The best access is from Basenowa Street, through the abandoned and destroyed swimming pools, which are about 50 meters south-east of the cemetery border.
GPS coordinates
53.13819, 14.8757
Perimeter length
411 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fenced.
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
A neglected and overgrown Jewish cemetery, partially identifiable in the area because of the remains of the cemetery wall. There is a large amount of debris on the site from the old fence and from the tombstones destroyed in 1969. In the south-eastern part, a fragment of the cemetery gate (two damaged brick-made columns) has been preserved. The necropolis is not marked in any way.
Number of existing gravestones
8
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
There are remains of the old cemetery gate.
Drone surveys
Yes

Historical overview

The Jewish cemetery in Pyrzyce was established probably around 1735, when a Jewish gravedigger was employed in the town. It was located in the immediate vicinity of the Protestant cemetery, near the present Basenowa Street. At the entrance to the cemetery, a mortuary was built, expanded in 1897 to create room for a hearse. The Jewish community in Pyrzyce was one of the largest in Pomerania – 78 people lived in the town in 1782, in 1831 – 203, in 1862 – 299, and ten years later – 327 Jews. Before the outbreak of World War I, there were still about 140 Jews in the city.

During Kristallnacht (November 9-10, 1938) the Nazis in Pyrzyce burned down and blew up the synagogue and the cemetery was devastated. However, it was not until 1969 that both the Jewish cemetery and the Evangelical communal cemetery were razed to the ground. Currently, the area of ​​the Jewish necropolis is overgrown with bushes and neglected. Only a few fragments of the cemetery wall remain. The cemetery is located near the post-war municipal cemetery.
Source: West Pomeranian Encyclopedia; http://encyklopedia.szczecin.pl

Pyrzyce Jewish Cemetery
Pyrzyce Jewish Cemetery
Pyrzyce Jewish Cemetery
Pyrzyce Jewish Cemetery
Pyrzyce Jewish Cemetery
Pyrzyce Jewish Cemetery
Pyrzyce Jewish Cemetery
Pyrzyce Jewish Cemetery
Pyrzyce Jewish Cemetery
Pyrzyce Jewish Cemetery
Pyrzyce Jewish Cemetery
Pyrzyce Jewish Cemetery
Pyrzyce Jewish Cemetery
Pyrzyce Jewish Cemetery
Pyrzyce Jewish Cemetery
Pyrzyce Jewish Cemetery
Pyrzyce Jewish Cemetery
Pyrzyce Jewish Cemetery
Pyrzyce Jewish Cemetery
Pyrzyce Jewish Cemetery
Pyrzyce Jewish Cemetery
Pyrzyce Jewish Cemetery
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