The old Jewish cemetery in Lublin is the oldest preserved Jewish cemetery in Poland. Located on the hill of Grodzisko near the Church of monks in the parish. At the cemetery, which is about 1 hectare of land, you can see the old tombstones, which are valuable monuments. The oldest tombstones date back to 1540 mi years.

The exact date of the founding of the cemetery is unknown, but it is believed that it was built in 1540 on the site of the former medieval fortress surrounded by numerous wetlands. The first written mention of the cemetery dates back to the year 1555, when they were given the privilege to bury Jews in the new cemetery.

After appearing in Lublin new Jewish cemetery, the old one was closed in 1830. Despite the official closure of the Jewish cemetery in the early 20th century held several legal and illegal burials. During the First world war, Russian soldiers were almost destroyed all the wooden headstones.

Before the Second world war on the cemetery was about 3000 tombstones, which the Nazis in wartime used for paving roads. At rest in the cemetery gravestones bombs fell during the war.

After the war the Communist government was not interested in the fate of the old Jewish cemetery, and only in the 80-ies of the society for the protection of Jewish culture in Lublin conducted a thorough cleaning and inventory of the cemetery. In the early 90-ies there have been several acts of vandalism, during which were destroyed about 40 gravestones.

Today the cemetery, though listed as a historical monument, is not an open place for tourists and visitors to the city. It is opened only on special occasions.