Szczekociny Old Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Silesian Voivodeship
District
Zawiercie
Settlement
Szczekociny
Site address
8, Konopnickiej Street.
GPS coordinates
50.626738, 19.816186
Perimeter length
N/A
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
No fenced.
Preservation condition
Demolished and overbuilt Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery area has been occupied by private buildings and a grocery store. After the war, city toilets were built in this place, which were demolished in 2006. In 2008, the city authorities built a monument commemorating the Jews of Szekocin in the free space between the shop and the houses.
Number of existing gravestones
150 fragments of tombstones are built into a lapidarium. Fragments of tombstones have been found in various parts of the city. It is unknown whether they originally came from the new or old cemetery.
Date of oldest tombstone
N/A
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Private
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
