Wegorzewo Jewish Cemetery

The Jewish cemetery in Węgorzewo at today's Szkolna Street was established in the 19th century in the Amtskrug wilderness, in the place of a cremation cemetery of the Bogaczew culture known from the 18th century, identified with the Prussian tribe of Galindians from the Roman period. Even in 1927, the discovery of urn graves from around 1500 years ago within the cemetery was reported. In the post-war period, there were still a dozen or so vertical matzevot placed in front of today's Zamkowa Street; the cemetery was already unfenced and overgrown with bushes. It was leveled in 1972–1973 during the construction of nearby multi-family houses. Most likely, the matzevot were covered with soil within the cemetery. Even in the 21st century, there was documented one visible tombstone made of terrazzo, belonging to Sarah Arschinowitz (1881–1917), with an inscription in German: "my unrepented wife and our beloved mother rest in God"; he was no longer found during the 2020 vision. The second tombstone, of Hirsch Gotthilf (1803–1860), damaged, made of red sandstone, after conservation and partial reconstruction, is kept in a deposit at the Museum of Folk Culture in Węgorzewo. The base of the third tombstone is to be located on the premises of the nearby Primary School No. 1, but its existence was also not confirmed in 2020. In this situation, the only relics today are old trees growing on the plot, which include the common ash and small-leaved linden.