Vynohrad Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Ukraine
Region
Cherkasy
District
Lysianka
Settlement
Vynohrad
Site address
The cemetery is located in the northeast of the village. When arriving in Vynohrad from Lysyanka, the cemetery can be found at the entrance to the village, behind the sign marked “Vynohrad”.
GPS coordinates
49.2441, 30.5695
Perimeter length
620 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 site is derelict. Moreover, it appears some of the tombstones were removed from the site. The remaining preserved tombstones can be found in the bushes.
Number of existing gravestones
8. There are also 4 basic stones. It appears the majority of the tombstones were stolen during the Soviet era.
Date of oldest tombstone
1886
Date of newest tombstone
1940
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
State
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. However, it can be inferred from the dates on the preserved tombstones that the cemetery was founded in the late 19th century. It can be found marked on Russian maps of the region from 1916 and 1941.
