Obj. ID: 52278
Jewish Funerary Art  Site of the Jewish cemetery in Nowogard, Poland

According to ESJF European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative, the Jewish community in Nowogard did not have its own cemetery until at least 1817. The deceased were buried in nearby Płoty, where the Jewish cemetery was in operation since the second half of the 18th century. In 1817 (according to other sources, in 1848 or 1850) a small community in Nowogard received land for its own cemetery, at the junction of Gartenstraße (today’s Wojska Polskiego Street) and Hindenburger Landstraße, next to the forest called Gallberg. The area of this cemetery was about 0.25 ha. During World War II and in the post-war years, the necropolis was significantly devastated.

This is a demolished, overgrown Jewish cemetery with no remaining tombstones. On its eastern side, an old brick wall has been preserved. Some old trees survived in the area (linden and oaks). From the street side, the foundations of a former fence are visible. The cemetery is not marked in any form.

The cemetery is located at the eastern end of the city forest (called “Sarni Las”, Eng. “Deer Forest”) at Wojska Polska Street, opposite private property at 42, Wojska Polskiego Street. Access is directly from the street. Cadastral parcel no. 320404_4.0001.82