Jewish Cemetery in Świebodzice

The Jewish Cemetery in Świebodzice was established in 1849 and today forms a separate, walled-off section of the town's communal cemetery. Burials no longer take place there, but traces of the town's former Jewish community have survived.

What remains of the old cemetery

Several gravestones have survived on the site, most of them damaged. This is a small fragment of the original layout, adjoining the rest of the communal cemetery, from which it is separated by a wall.

Tidying up the site

The cemetery grounds themselves were tidied up in 1998. Since then the site has had a commemorative character; the cemetery is closed and no new burials take place there.

Nearby

A few kilometres away lies the Książ castle and park complex, one of the region's biggest attractions.

In Świebodzice itself it is also worth seeing St Anne's Church.

Practical information

• Location: Świebodzice, Świdnica County, within the town's communal cemetery.
• Getting there: the communal cemetery in Świebodzice; it is worth checking the exact entrance on a map before visiting.
• What to expect: a few surviving, damaged gravestones behind the wall separating the Jewish section from the rest of the necropolis, with no marked visiting route.