Rashkov New Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Moldova
Region
Transnistria Region
District
Settlement
Rashkov Rașcov
Site address
The cemetery can be found opposite 113 Pokrovskaya Street.
GPS coordinates
47.9236482, 28.8301555
Perimeter length
468 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
The cemetery is enclosed on three sides by a 1-1.5 metre tall stone wall.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is overgrown.
Number of existing gravestones
2,000
Date of oldest tombstone
1820s
Date of newest tombstone
2004
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
Beit-tahara
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The New Jewish Cemetery in Rashkov was most likely founded in the beginning of the 19th century. It remained in use after WWII, with the most recent preserved gravestone dating to the 2000s. In 2016, it was surveyed by Yefim Kogan of JewishGen.
