Soroka Jewish Cemetery
Perimeter map:
Country:
MoldovaRegion:
NoneDistrict:
SorocaSettlement:
SorocaSite Address:
20, Stramosilor Street.GPS coordinates:
48.15876, 28.27766Perimeter length:
1,060 metres. Part of the cemetery territory has been seized by neighbours and fenced; the remaining cemetery perimeter is 1,026 metres.Is the cemetery demolished:
NoType and height of existing fence:
Yes. There is an old masonry wall of 1.2 to two metres in height on one side of the old part of the cemetery, and a new concrete fence of two metres height on one side of the new part.General Site Condition:
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery. The cemetery is maintained by the local Jewish community. The old part is severely overgrown.
A significant part of the cemetery territory was seized and fenced by the neighbouring industry during last years.Number of existing gravestones:
Around 3,000Date of Oldest Tombstone:
Supposedly from the mid-19th century. For an accurate determination, a clearing of the cemetery site is required.Date of Newest Tombstone:
2010Urgency of erecting a fence:
Fence is not neededLand Ownership:
Municipality/Property of local communityMass Graves on Site:
There are two mass graves from the Holocaust.Specific Threats:
The cemetery is threatened by the seizure of parts of its territory for industrial purposes.Drone surveys:
Yes
