Jewish Cemetery in Dzierżoniów

The Jewish cemetery in Dzierżoniów is a kirkut on Bielawska street, founded in the first half of the 19th century and preserved to this day within the boundaries of a small plot between Armii Krajowej and Szpitalna streets.

History of the founding

The kirkut opened on 16 May 1825. It was established on a triangular plot covering up to 0.4 hectares. The oldest surviving gravestone dates from 1838, from a period when the cemetery had already been in use for a dozen or so years.

What has survived on site

About 250 gravestones have survived in the cemetery. This makes it possible to reconstruct the layout of the kirkut and trace the forms of matzevot from various periods of its use in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Nearby

Within a few kilometres of the cemetery is the Dzierżoniów City Museum, and a little further away a similar site from years past, the Jewish Cemetery in Bielawa.

Practical information

• Address: Bielawska 18, Dzierżoniów, between Armii Krajowej and Szpitalna streets
• The site is defined by a small triangular plot within the town's built-up area
• Opening hours and rules for entering the cemetery grounds are worth checking before visiting, as the sources do not give them