Wabrzezno Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Kuyavian-Pomeranian
District
Wąbrzeźno
Settlement
Wąbrzeźno
Site address
1B, Rataja Street, Wąbrzeźno.
GPS coordinates
53.28061, 18.95682
Perimeter length
355 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
No fence.
Preservation condition
Demolished and overbuilt Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The territory is overbuilt by private enterprises and properties of other confessions.
Number of existing gravestones
No tombstones preserved.
Date of oldest tombstone
N/A
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The earliest known Jewish community was beginning of 19th century. 1931 Jewish population was 63. On April 17, 1858, the community was given the statute, serving 76 adjacent localities. Simon Ascher, whose house served for prayers in 1848, and Rabbi Epstein c. 1900 lived here. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 1820's on the land of Barbara Hebel. The last known burial was 1939.
