Torzym Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Lubusz Voivodeship
District
Sulęcin
Settlement
Torzym
Site address
Sulęcińska Street, in woooded area around 60 meters West from 15, Sulęcińska Street.
GPS coordinates
52.317963, 15.0833702
Perimeter length
244 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence.
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
Today only few tombstones remain and there is no trace of the former fence. The cemetery’s ground is densely overgrown with a forest.
Number of existing gravestones
4 Matzevot (lying) and 6 fragments.
Date of oldest tombstone
1861
Date of newest tombstone
1872
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
Jewish cemetery in Torzym (Sulęcińska street) was created in the second half of the 19th century. It is situated on the eastern side of Torzym – Sulęcin road. The cemetery wasn’t devastated during the Second World War. After the war numerous tombstones and a fence could still be seen.
