Beltsi Jewish Cemetery
Historical map and perimeter :
Country:
MoldovaRegion:
NoneDistrict:
BeltsiSettlement:
BeltsiSite Address:
1, M.Costin Street.GPS coordinates:
47.768650, 27.903694Perimeter length:
1610 metresIs the cemetery demolished:
NoType and height of existing fence:
Type of the fence. The cemetery is enclosed by a metal fence.General Site Condition:
Fenced and protected Jewish cemeteryNumber of existing gravestones:
Upwards of 10 000Date of Oldest Tombstone:
1800sDate of Newest Tombstone:
2018Urgency of erecting a fence:
Low. The fence is broken in places and in need of repair.Traces of Vandalism:
Yes. There are multiple broken matzevot.Land Ownership:
Municipality/Property of local communityPreserved Construction on Site:
There are Beit-tahara, and most likely Ohels.Mass Graves on Site:
Yes. There is a mass grave, marked with a memorial sign.Drone surveys:
YesThe exact period of the cemetery’s foundation is unknown, but it can be found marked on maps of the region from the 1860s. The cemetery is still in use, and was surveyed in 2017 by Yefim Kogan of JewishGen.
