Tysmenytsya Oldest Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Ukraine
Region
Ivano-Frankivsk
District
Tysmenytsia
Settlement
Tysmenytsya
Site address
The cemetery is located on the site of an abandoned factory at 6, Monastyrs'ka Street.
GPS coordinates
48.90397, 24.84923
Perimeter length
326 metres. The perimeter is approximate.
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
The factory is surrounded by an old slate fence of 1.7 metres height.
Preservation condition
Demolished and overbuilt Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The factory was built over the cemetery site. It is abandoned today.
Number of existing gravestones
No tombstones preserved
Date of oldest tombstone
Date of newest tombstone
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
There is an ohel dedicated to Rabbi Yaakov Kopil Hager on the site.
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. It was not marked on old maps. It is unknown when the cemetery was demolished. Nowadays, there are no visible traces of the cemetery existence, except the recently restored ohel.
