Vil’shana Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Ukraine
Region
Cherkasy
District
Horodysche
Settlement
Vil'shana
Site address
18, Vil’shans’ka Street. The address is of the building nearest to the cemetery's North-West corner.
GPS coordinates
49.22103, 31.19524
Perimeter length
530 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 majority of the cemetery was demolished. Half of the site is now a grove, while the other half is derelict. A few stones resembling matzevot were thrown in the river. The cemetery site is used for cattle grazing.
Number of existing gravestones
12. Seven gravestones were found in the site, in the plot and the bushes. Five further stones were found in the river, near the slag block bridge.
Date of oldest tombstone
1918
Date of newest tombstone
1932
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
The site contains the ruins of a building. From this, it seems there was most likely a Beit tahara.
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. However, it can be found on maps of the region from the late 19th century. According to epigraphic data, the cemetery already existed in the early 20th century.
