Old Jewish Cemetery, Cieszyn

Old Jewish Cemetery in Cieszyn
Old Jewish Cemetery in Cieszyn
	General view of the cemetery
Details
Established	1647
Location	st. Hażlaska 39, Cieszyn
Country	Poland
Coordinates	49°45′23″N 18°37′43″E / 49.75639°N 18.62861°E
Type	Religious
Owned by	The Jewish Community in Bielsko-Biała
Size	1.9 hectares
Find a Grave	Old Jewish Cemetery in Cieszyn

Old Jewish Cemetery (Polish: Stary Cmentarz Żydowski w Cieszynie) is one of two Jewish cemeteries in Cieszyn, Poland; together with New Jewish Cemetery. Situated on Hażlaska Street 39, it is the oldest of them.

Land for the cemetery was purchased in 1647 and has since belonged to the Singer family.^[1] In 1785, the cemetery was ceased to be private property and was sold to the Jewish community in Cieszyn. The last burial at the cemetery took place in 1928. In 1986, the cemetery was added to the register of monuments. The cemetery now belongs to the Jewish Community in Bielsko-Biała.^[2]

As of 2009, the cemetery has more than 1,500 graves. The cemetery has an area of 1.9 hectares and is surrounded by a brick fence.^[3] It is claimed by local authors that the cemetery was established in the Middle Ages.^[4]

^ Burchard gives the date of creation of the cemetery as 18th century
^ Data for the year 2009
^ Burchard specifies the number of preserved gravestones as about 500
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[1] Burchard gives the date of creation of the cemetery as 18th century

[dtd-2] Data for the year 2009

[3] Burchard specifies the number of preserved gravestones as about 500

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