Markuleshti Jewish Cemetery
Historical map and perimeter :
Country:
MoldovaRegion:
NoneDistrict:
FloreshtiSettlement:
MarculeshtiSite Address:
The cemetery is located on Mihai Eminesc Street, opposite Liceul Teoretic Vasile Alecsandri.GPS coordinates:
47.86672, 28.24172Perimeter length:
377 metresIs the cemetery demolished:
NoType and height of existing fence:
Type of the fence. The cemetery is surrounded by the base of a stone wall, averaging 0.5 metres in height.General Site Condition:
Fenced and protected Jewish cemeteryNumber of existing gravestones:
200-300Date of Oldest Tombstone:
1890sDate of Newest Tombstone:
1960sUrgency of erecting a fence:
LowTraces of Vandalism:
Yes. Broken tombstones.Land Ownership:
Municipality/Property of local communityDrone surveys:
YesThe exact period of the cemetery’s foundation is unknown. However, according to epigraphic data, it already existed in the 1850s, and it can be found marked on a map of the region from the 1860s. The cemetery remained in use after WWII, with the latest preserved tombstone dating to the 1960s. The cemetery was surveyed by Yefim Kogan of JewishGen in 2016.
