Chimishlia Jewish Cemetery
Perimeter map:
Country:
MoldovaRegion:
NoneDistrict:
CimisliaSettlement:
CimisliaSite Address:
Mihail Kogalniceanu Street. Turn left from Strada Decebal (the road to Kausheni) on to Mihail Kogalniceanu Street. Continue until the last left turn (third exit to the left). Turn left, proceed until the end of the street and then turn left again. The cemetery is on the left of the road.GPS coordinates:
46.53019, 28.79257Perimeter length:
310 metresIs the cemetery demolished:
NoType and height of existing fence:
The cemetery is partially fenced. Its two front sides are surrounded by a new concrete fence of 2 metres height. The rear two sides are unfenced and delineated by trees and by the metal mesh fence of nearby gardens.General Site Condition:
Unfenced Jewish cemetery.Number of existing gravestones:
Around 400Date of Oldest Tombstone:
1879Date of Newest Tombstone:
2006Urgency of erecting a fence:
The site requires partial fencing on two sides.Traces of Vandalism:
Yes. There are a number of broken tombstones.Land Ownership:
Municipality/Property of local communityDrone surveys:
YesAccording to local people and cadastral data, a fenced land plot of land west of the cemetery site (coordinates 46.530229, 28.7915397, perimeter 150 metres), used to be part of the cemetery territory. Recently, it was seized, fenced and repurposed, and is now used as a field.
