Trzciel (adm. Swidwowiec) Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Lubusz Voivodeship
District
Międzyrzecz
Settlement
Trzciel
Site address
North part of the town near Żydowskie lake – drive 1 km North via Łąkowa str from the intersection with Graniczna. The cemetery is on the left (eastern) part of the road, South from Żydowskie lake.
GPS coordinates
52.3773807, 15.8878613
Perimeter length
431 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
The cemetery is fenced by approximetly 1.5 meters high metal mesh with wooden pillars.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is located in the woods and is quite overgrown, but it is marked and fenced with metal mesh with wooden pillars, with the tombstones visible and preserved.
Number of existing gravestones
More 60 standing tombstones and 20 fragments.
Date of oldest tombstone
1760
Date of newest tombstone
1932
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Private
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The Cemetery is located on the road to Jabłonki on a slope of "the Jewish lake" and established in 1775, the oldest gravestone dates from the second half of the 18th century. The town was a typical with Ashkenazi Jews. Some symbols on the 50 remaining gravestones show the assimilation of the Jews (rose or butterfly). Thieves probably took many of the marble gravestones. The town was formerly part of Germany and the German name was Neu Tirschtiegel. There is a wooden fence with metal mesh surrounding the well preserved site, which sits off the road side.
