Raciborz Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Silesian Voivodeship
District
Racibórz
Settlement
Racibórz
Site address
Adjacent to 9. Ignecego Fojcika Street.
The cemetery is in a wooded area at the intersection of Ignecego Fojcika and Głubczycka Streets. A multi-storey residential building at 9, Ignecego Fojcika Street adjoins the southern border of the cemetery area.
GPS coordinates
50.0987252, 18.2019424
Perimeter length
541 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
Only a part of the brick wall by the cemetery gate has been preserved.
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The Jewish cemetery of Racibórz is situated in a wooded area at the north-western outskirts of the town. The cemetery is overgrown with ivy and bushes. It is often used as a place of libation and campfires. Several fragments of tombstones, the cemetery gate and small section of its original brick wall fencing have survived. Inside the cemetery, there is an information plaque, attached to a tree.
Number of existing gravestones
7. Seven fragments of tombstones, including one with preserved inscriptions and a couple of tombstone pedestals were found by ESJF surveyors.
Date of oldest tombstone
1823 (fragment).
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
State
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
