Raseiniai Oldest Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Lithuania
Region
Kaunas County
District
Raseiniai
Settlement
Raseiniai
Site address
The cemetery site is located on Muziejaus Street
GPS coordinates
55.384736, 23.131999
Perimeter length
223 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Demolished Jewish cemetery that has not been built over
General site condition
Demolished Jewish cemetery that has not been built over. The cemetery site is located in a plot of grass next to the school.
Number of existing gravestones
No tombstones preserved.
Date of oldest tombstone
N/A
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
None.
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. It could not be found marked on old maps of the region. It is also unknown when the cemetery was demolished. Today, no visible traces of the cemetery or its boundaries remain.
