Jewish cemetery (Cieszowa)

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Entrance to the Jewish cemetery in Cieszowa
View of the cemetery

The Jewish cemetery in Cieszowa , a village in the Polish rural community of Koszęcin in the Silesian Voivodeship , was established in the second half of the 17th century.

Around 60 mostly damaged tombstones are still preserved on the 0.5 hectare area . The oldest tombstone is from 1780. The tombstones with Hebrew and German inscriptions are made of limestone and sandstone .

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Coordinates: 50 ° 40 ′ 15.2 ″  N , 18 ° 49 ′ 19.6 ″  E