Trakai Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Lithuania
Region
Vilnius County
District
Trakai
Settlement
Trakai
Site address
Next to the Christian cemetery on Vilniaus g. Street.
GPS coordinates
54.62993, 24.94073
Perimeter length
200 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
Type of the fence
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery. There is some seasonal vegetation growing around the site.
Number of existing gravestones
Around 200. There are 2 sarcophagi present on the cemetery site.
Date of oldest tombstone
1869
Date of newest tombstone
1923
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
Given the earliest tombstone on the site is dated 1869, it can be inferred the cemetery was founded no later than the mid 19th century.
