Tarnow Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
District
Tarnów
Settlement
Tarnów
Site address
54, Szpitalna Street.
GPS coordinates
50.01915, 20.99547
Perimeter length
904 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
The cemetery has a wall from the sides of Szpitalna, Starodąbrowska and Bitwy pod cedynią streets, and a metal fence from the side of Słoneczna Street.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
This is a well-preserved cemetery. It is a little overgrown in the part near Bitwy pod Cedynią Street. The cemetery has its own smartphone application, which shows key the places in the cemetery. The application can be downloaded by scanning the QR code next to the entrance gate.
Number of existing gravestones
About 3000. The tombstones have been preserved to varying degrees. Some of them have been restored in recent years.
Date of oldest tombstone
1783
Date of newest tombstone
1992, 1993
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
Beit-tahara, renovated in 2019
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
