Pyskowice Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Poland
Region
Silesian Voivodeship
District
Gliwice
Settlement
Pyskowice
Site address
12, Zaolszany Street.
GPS coordinates
50.392638, 18.6350012
Perimeter length
320 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
There are remains of the old low (0.2-0.5 meters high) brick wall and two brick posts. In some areas, there are only single bricks, placed in a row.
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The Jewish cemetery of Pyskowice is situated in a wooded area on the southern part of the town. The area is densely overgrown with trees, bushes and wild grasses, and littered. The tombstones are present and there is an Informational board at the site.
Number of existing gravestones
170 tombstones. 80 tombstones are standing, the remaining 90 are overturned or only the concrete damaged bases of the tombstones have survived. Inscriptions are in Hebrew and German. A partial list of the tombstones is available on http://cmentarze-zydowskie.pl/pyskowice.html.
Date of oldest tombstone
1832, 1833
Date of newest tombstone
1915
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
State
Preserved construction on site
There is a well-preserved brick beit tahara at the site. All windows and doors have been concreted up.
Drone surveys
Yes

Historical overview

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Pyskowice Jewish Cemetery
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Pyskowice Jewish Cemetery
Pyskowice Jewish Cemetery
Pyskowice Jewish Cemetery
Pyskowice Jewish Cemetery
Pyskowice Jewish Cemetery
Pyskowice Jewish Cemetery
Pyskowice Jewish Cemetery
Pyskowice Jewish Cemetery
Pyskowice Jewish Cemetery
Pyskowice Jewish Cemetery
Pyskowice Jewish Cemetery