Troskunai Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Lithuania
Region
Utena County
District
Settlement
Troškūnai
Site address
Troškūnai Jewish Cemetery
GPS coordinates
55.57584, 24.90648
Perimeter length
335 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery. The cemetery is well-maintained. There is some seasonal vegetation on the site.
Number of existing gravestones
150
Date of oldest tombstone
1857 (the earliest tombstone found by ESJF).
Date of newest tombstone
1929 (the latest tombstone found by ESJF).
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
No

Historical overview

Given the oldest preserved tombstone is dated 1857, it can be inferred the cemetery was already in use by the mid-19th century.

3D model