Stara Rafalivka Old Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Ukraine
Region
Rivne
District
Volodymyrets
Settlement
Stara Rafalivka
Site address
Move around 130 metres West from 3 Haharina Street. The site, as indicated by locals, is on a small hill, where a house is under construction.
GPS coordinates
51.373161, 25.857879
Perimeter length
113 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Demolished and overbuilt Jewish cemetery
General site condition
Demolished and overbuilt Jewish cemetery. Private housing is under construction on the cemetery site.
Number of existing gravestones
No tombstones preserved
Date of oldest tombstone
Date of newest tombstone
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Private
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The exact period of the cemetery establishment is unknown. It cannot be found marked on an old maps of the region. The existence of the cemetery was ascertained by the IAJGS expedition, which recorded the existing cemetery, founded in the 18th century and closed at the beginning of the 20th century. It is unknown when the cemetery was destroyed. No visible traces of the cemetery or its boundaries remain today.
