Obj. ID: 51599
Jewish Funerary Art  Jewish cemetery in Namysłów, Poland

According to ESJF European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative, the cemetery is located on Łączańska Street, about 1.3 km southeast of the town center. In December 1792, the Jewish community received permission from the authorities to build a cemetery in the town. The necropolis was established in 1794 in the area of the so-called Polish Manor. In 1862, the cemetery was fenced, and a funeral house was built. During the Night of Broken Glass (Kristallnacht), the cemetery was devastated. Broken and damaged tombstones were placed on stakes at the entrance to the necropolis. In 1939, the cemetery became the property of the Reich Association of Jews in Germany. During World War II, the Germans completely liquidated the cemetery. In its place, barracks for forced laborers and war prisoners were erected. There was also a building materials warehouse and a cattle market in the necropolis. During work on the construction of a heating network in 1986, two metal coffins were found. Due to the inability to identify the remains, the coffins were buried in the municipal cemetery.

No tombstones have survived, the area of about 0.5 hectares. Only the remains of the fence with a plaque informing about the former purpose of the facility have survived. One can enter the cemetery from the side of the public road. The area is neglected, covered with single trees and shrubs. On the ground, there are visible stone elements that may be tombstones plinths. There is a building of unknown use, adjacent to the road.

The cemetery is partly fenced with a brick and mesh wall (2m high) along two sides of the cemetery, the eastern and southern, adjacent to Łączańska street. The extant parts of the wall are in very poor condition and need repair. The other sides are not fenced.