Melnytsya-Podilska Old Jewish Cemetery

According to epigraphic data, the cemetery existed aready in 1795. It appears on maps of the Austro-Hungarian Empire of the 1880s. It was used until 1900s, when a new cemetery was opened.

About this building

For more information on this site visit: https://www.esjf-cemeteries.org/fenced/melnytsya-podilska-old-jewish-ce…

Other nearby buildings

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Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul

The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul was built in the 16th century in the Renaissance style and was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1646-1648. In 1672, during the Turkish occupation of these lands, the church was transformed into a mosque and a minaret was built. After the recapture of Kamenets by Poland on 23 September 1699, the minaret was not destroyed, as stipulated in the Treaty of Karlovice of 26 January 1699. In order to preserve the provisions of the treaty and, at the same time, to remove the symbol of Ottoman rule, a statue of the Virgin Mary imported from Gdansk was placed on the minaret on 10 May 1756.