Starogard Gdanski Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Pomeranian Voivodeship
District
Starogard Gdański
Settlement
Starogard Gdański
Site address
Bohaterów Getta Street, opposite the buildings at 19/23/25/29 Bohaterów Street. Part of cadastral parcel no. 221303_1.0020.68/4
GPS coordinates
53.9588473, 18.5060245
Perimeter length
289 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
The cemetery is fenced with a metal mesh fence, height about 1.6 meters.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
Jewish cemetery with about a dozen preserved tombstones. The area is rather well-maintained, only partly densely overgrown. The necropolis is marked by an old information sign, which is poorly visible. There are no other forms of commemoration. In the south-western corner of the cemetery area, there is a large concrete power line pole. The fence requires repair. There are some preserved tombstones and grave borders.
Number of existing gravestones
27 tombstones have been found, most of them badly damaged. In addition, six grave borders were located in the thick grass. In total, 33 grave traces are visible in the area.
Date of oldest tombstone
1819
Date of newest tombstone
1925
Urgency of erecting a fence
Low
Land ownership
Other
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
http://cmentarze-zydowskie.pl/starogardgd.htm
https://sztetl.org.pl/pl/miejscowosci/s/576-starogard-gdanski/114-cmentarze/33762-cmentarz-w-starogardzie-gdanskim-ul-bohaterow-getta.
An article about the construction of a garage by a Catholic parish priest in the Jewish cemetery in Starogard Gdański:
https://www.tokfm.pl/Tokfm/7,103454,9462945,parafialny-garaz-na-zydowskim-kirkucie-wszedzie-skandale.html
