Jewish cemetery Photo: Jewish cemetery

Jewish cemetery – the cemetery which arose in the eighteenth century in the southern part Ustrzyki decimal fraction. During the Second world war the cemetery was badly damaged.

The cemetery is closely linked to the prosperity of the Jewish community in the city. The first mention of Jews living in Ustrzyki decimal fraction, refers to the beginning of the seventeenth century. In 1900, Jews accounted for about 61% of the population.

The cemetery was founded approximately in 1777 on the hillside Gromadin near the unnamed stream. The territory in 0, 8 acres currently fenced, but the Eastern and southern sides are surrounded by Linden alleys. To date, it remains unknown whether the cemetery is fenced ever, and it is unknown the exact location of the Central log.

The cemetery was destroyed by the Germans during the Second world war. Some gravestones were used to repair roads and build bridges. Some of the tombstones were discovered in 1995 during the road works.

At the present time the cemetery closed. To this day preserved according to various estimates up to 300 gravestones. The oldest matzeva of limestone in the cemetery dates back to the eighteenth century. Most of the tombstones are located in the southern part of the cemetery, almost all overgrown with moss, which makes the reading of the inscriptions is extremely time-consuming task.

Since 2006, the Jewish cemetery Ustrzyki decimal fraction is under the care of attending local high schools. Children are engaged in clearing and improving the territory, as well as an inventory of gravestones.

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