Skoczow Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Silesian Voivodeship
District
Cieszyn
Settlement
Wilamowice
Site address
2, Ptasia Street.
GPS coordinates
49.795834, 18.775787
Perimeter length
238 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
The cemetery has a metal fence on a concrete base, about 1.7 meters in height, with a decorated entrance gate and door.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The Jewish cemetery of Skoczów is situated on a meadow with rare trees on the western border of the village of Wilamowice and the town of Skoczów. The cemetery area is well-maintained and fenced. A few tombstones have survived in the original places.
Number of existing gravestones
56 tombstones. Fourteen tombstones and pedestals of tombstones have been preserved in their original places and 42 tombstones placed in a lapidarium. The tombstones are installed vertically into the ground around the alleys in the shape of a Star of David.
Date of oldest tombstone
1891
Date of newest tombstone
1933
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Other
Preserved construction on site
There is a memorial stone to the Silesian Jews of Ciezsyn country who were murdered during the Shoah. The caretaker's house, which is currently inhabited, has been preserved in the cemetery
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
