Rybnitsa Old Jewish Cemetery
Historical map and perimeter :
Country:
MoldovaRegion:
TransnistriaSettlement:
Rybnitsa RâbnițaSite Address:
The cemetery can be found behind 12 Dzerjinskogostr Street.GPS coordinates:
47.7561487,28.996635Perimeter length:
400 metresIs the cemetery demolished:
NoType and height of existing fence:
Type of the fence. The cemetery is surrounded by a 1.5 metre tall stone wall.General Site Condition:
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery, well kept.Number of existing gravestones:
1000Date of Oldest Tombstone:
1900sDate of Newest Tombstone:
1970sUrgency of erecting a fence:
Fence is not neededLand Ownership:
Municipality/Property of local communityPreserved Construction on Site:
Beit-tahara.Mass Graves on Site:
Yes. There is a mass grave, marked with a memorial sign.Drone surveys:
NoThe Old Rybnitsa Jewish Cemetery was most likely established at the end of the 19th century. According to epigraphic data, it already existed in the 1900s. The cemetery remained in use after WWII, with the most recent preserved gravestone dating to the 1970s. In 2016, it was surveyed by Yefim Kogan of JewishGen.
