Sanok Old Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Subcarpathian Voivodeship
District
Sanok
Settlement
Sanok
Site address
33, Jagiellońska Street. Park on the left side of No.33 Jagiellońska street, across from the shopping mall.
GPS coordinates
49.55757, 22.20303
Perimeter length
330 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Demolished and overbuilt Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is completely demolished and overbuilt. There is a park in the place of the cemetery now, no traces of matzevot nor any signs of the former Jewish cemetery remain.
Number of existing gravestones
Two excavated tombstones from the cemetery were donated to the Museum in Sanok.
Date of oldest tombstone
N/A
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
The cemetery dates back to the 15th century. Burials took place until the beginning of the 20th century. At that time, the area was completely filled with matzevot and decorated tombstones. Under the occupation during World War II, the cemetery was devastated by the Germans (there are also reports of its destruction after 1945). On its territory, executions of the Jewish population were carried out. After the war, in the 1950s and 1960s, the remains of matzevot were destroyed during earthworks.
