Torun New Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Kuyavian-Pomeranian
District
Toruń County
Settlement
Toruń
Site address
Pułaskiego Street, between intersections with Konopackich and Antczaka.
GPS coordinates
53.0167196, 18.6285853
Perimeter length
346 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
The cemetery is fenced by a brick wall around 1,5 meters high and by a metal wall of the same height.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery now has a wall and memorial and is used by local people as a park. It is marked as a Jewish cemetery.
Number of existing gravestones
No tombstones preserved.
Date of oldest tombstone
N/A
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
Memorial.
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
Exact date of its establishment remains unknown but it is said that it existed already in 1723. It was also recorded in 1810 when town authorities – on special request of kehilla – issued note forbidding Christians to graze cows on the area of necropolis. Cemetery was divided into four quarters and planted with trees.
During the WW II the Nazis were planning to destroy the necropolis but for unknown reasons it was never carried out. After the war cemetery buildings – funeral house, care taker house, garden, stable and carriage shed – were rented to a private person. After 1956 custody of that place was confided to Board of Urban Greenery. Years of People’s Republic of Poland brought complete devastation of cemetery.
