Kapreshti Jewish Cemetery
Perimeter map:
Country:
MoldovaRegion:
NoneDistrict:
FlorestiSettlement:
ProdanestiSite Address:
The Kapreshti Jewish cemetery of is located to the north of Prodaneshti village. Heading along the main street of Kapreshti in the direction of Prodaneshti, take the second left after the local library and proceed for 440 metres. The cemetery is located on the left of the road.GPS coordinates:
47.75001, 28.47799Perimeter length:
493 metresIs the cemetery demolished:
NoType and height of existing fence:
No fenceGeneral Site Condition:
Unfenced Jewish cemetery. The cemetery is abandoned and very overgrown in some parts. Two large plots of the cemetery have been seized and are being used as fields.Number of existing gravestones:
Around 500Date of Oldest Tombstone:
1889 (oldest tombstone found by ESJF expedition)Date of Newest Tombstone:
1989Urgency of erecting a fence:
The cemetery is at high risk of destruction due to agricultural usage of it’s territory.Land Ownership:
Municipality/Property of local communitySpecific Threats:
Two large plots of the cemetery are today being used as fields. The rest of the cemetery is at risk of destruction through agriculture usage.Drone surveys:
Yes
