Sobienie-Jeziory Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Masovian Voivodeship
District
Otwock
Settlement
Baranowka
Site address
6, Cmentarna Street.
GPS coordinates
51.9285549, 21.3030267
Perimeter length
410 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
The Sobienie-Jeziory Jewish cemetery is situated in the village of Baranowka (Gmina Sobienie-Jeziory) in the pine forest behind the Christian cemetery. From the north-west, the cemetery is adjacent to residential private houses. The cemetery area was demolished during WW2, but relatively recently (2003-2009) it was restored and several hundred matzevot were transferred to the cemetery.
Number of existing gravestones
No tombstones in-situ have been preserved. More than 300 (NID mentions 500) tombstones were returned to the cemetery area in the early 2000’s. In 2003, at the initiative of a local priest, several hundred matzevot were transferred to the cemetery. In 2009, matzevot from private properties were transferred to the cemetery. The tombstones (mostly fragments) are placed in rows and piles among the pine trees. A list of the tombstones is available at https://tinyurl.com/3tvmj75j
Date of oldest tombstone
1868, 1882
Date of newest tombstone
1940, 1936
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
