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Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Poland
Region
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
District
Gryfino
Settlement
Widuchowa
Site address
The Jewish cemetery in Widuchowa is located on a hill at the junction of Robotnicza and 3 Maja streets, opposite the property at 3, Robotnicza Street. From the north-west, it adjoins the municipal cemetery. Access is via a path from 3 Maja Street, at the northern end of the cemetery, where the cemetery wall has been removed. Cadastral parcel no. 320609_2.0016.630
GPS coordinates
53.124711, 14.391147
Perimeter length
217 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
It is fenced, but not protected, because the cemetery wall is incomplete, some long fragments from 3 Maja Street do not exist or are rudimentary. The area is fenced with a brick-made wall up to 2 meters high. The section where the gate is walled up is even higher - approximately. 3-3.5 meters. Some fragments are fenced with a metal mesh fence of standard height.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery in Widuchowa is situated on a hill, in places with steep slopes. It is mostly densely overgrown. It is surrounded by an incomplete high brick wall with a bricked up gate. No tombstones, apart from one potential fragment. Several old trees have been preserved on the site. The necropolis is not marked in any form. Large parts of the fence should be supplemented.
Number of existing gravestones
There is a concrete-brick object which could be a relic of tombstone. If yes, then one tombstone survived in the area, if not then there are no gravestones on site.
Date of oldest tombstone
N/A
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
Low
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes

Historical overview

The Jewish cemetery in Widuchowa was established between Königsbergerstrasse (now Robotnicza Street) and Mühlenweg (now Młynarska Street). It is not known exactly when it was created, probably in the 18th century. This would be evidenced by the necessity to fill the burial field by 1.5 m of soil in order to be able to bury the next deceased in a completely filled cemetery. The first Jews settled in the city in the first half of the 18th century, and in the second half of the 18th century about 20 Jews lived there. In the nineteenth century, their number increased to 50, and then decreased to a dozen in the interwar period. Since the Jewish cemetery served such a small community, it functioned for many years. The Jewish cemetery was adjacent to the Protestant cemetery, currently the communal one. Its only trace is the preserved cemetery wall with a gate, no tombstones have survived. The cemetery is unmarked.
(West Pomeranian Encyclopedia; http://pomeranica.pl)

Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
Widuchowa Jewish Cemetery
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