Sawin Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Lublin Voivodeship
District
Chełm
Settlement
Sawin
Site address
The cemetery is located on the right side of the road from Sawin to Chutcze in the forest. Drive 200 metres north-west from Chuteka on Chuteka Street towards the intersection of Chutecka and Krótka streets. The cemetery is located around 150 metres away from the intersection, on the right hand side of the road, in the forest behind the shooting range, Strzelnica sportowa Snajper.
GPS coordinates
51.28129, 23.42155
Perimeter length
136 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
It is partially fenced by a wooden fence less than 1m high. The fence is destroyed in many places. It has no protective function, it only indicates the boundaries of the cemetery.
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is in the middle of a forest. It is fenced with a low fence. There is a blue information board on the side of the forest road.
Number of existing gravestones
3. The matzevot are severely damaged.
Date of oldest tombstone
N/A
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Forestry
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
