Tiraspol New Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Moldova
Region
Transnistria Region
District
Settlement
Tiraspol
Site address
The cemetery can be found on the corner of Ucraineasca Street and Contructori Street.
GPS coordinates
46.8593823, 29.6242414
Perimeter length
750 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
The cemetery is surrounded by a 2.5-3 metre tall stone wall.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is maintained.
Number of existing gravestones
Upwards of 2,500
Date of oldest tombstone
1930s
Date of newest tombstone
2004
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
According to epigraphic data, the Tiraspol cemetery was established just prior to WWII. It can be found marked on a map of the region from the 1980s, and is still in use today. In 2015, the cemetery was surveyed by Yefim Kogan of JewishGen.
