Pechenizhyn Jewish Cemetery

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. The oldest gravestone relates to the mid-19th century, so it can be assumed that the cemetery emerged during that period. First, it appears on Austrian maps of the 1880s and later on Polish maps of 1939.

About this building

For more information on this site visit: https://www.esjf-cemeteries.org/fenced/pechenizhyn-jewish-cemetery-2/

Other nearby buildings

Wikimedia Commons/Сергій Криниця (Haidamac)

Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

According to the inscription above the southern door, the church was built in 1709. The same inscription also mentions the name of the master-carpenter who built the church: Yakiv from Sniatyn. The building underwent restorations in 1765 and during the 18th and 19th centuries. The church was closed in the early 1960s. It was recognized as a unique religious monument in 1968 and restored in 1980. The building reopened as part of the Pysanka Museum in 1983.

Source: European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative

Yabluniv Jewish Cemetery

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. The oldest preserved gravestone relates to the first half of the 18th century, so it can be assumed that the cemetery emerged during that period. According to the VAAD database, there is a gravestone of 1667, but it was not detected by ESJF surveyors team. The cemetery first appears on Austrian maps of the 1880s and, later, it was also marked on a Polish map of 1939.