Wizajny Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Podlaskie Voivodeship
District
Suwałki
Settlement
Wiżajny
Site address
Adjacent to 50, Wierzbołowska Street. The demolished Jewish cemetery is located between lake Wiżajny and the western side of Wierzbołowska Street. The territory starts across the road from the residential block at 50, Wierzbołowska Street.
GPS coordinates
54.3761332, 22.8591156
Perimeter length
615 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Demolished Jewish cemetery that has not been built over
General site condition
The demolished Jewish cemetery of Wiżajny is located on the northern outskirts of the village near lake Wiżajny. Part of the former cemetery area is currently used as sport and recreation area. The northern part of the cemetery is overbuilt with the parking lot, two wooden summerhouses, a soccer field and a small beach by the Wiżajny Lake. The southern part of the cemetery is a non-overbuilt meadow. No traces of the cemetery have been preserved, nor have any tombstones.
Number of existing gravestones
No tombstones have preserved in the cemetery area. The remains of the former cemetery wall were removed between 2013-2020.
Date of oldest tombstone
N/A
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Other
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
