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documented records
≈ 170–340
approx. capacity (graves)
8,450 m²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Established in the 18th century on a hillside about a kilometre south of the market square, the cemetery covers 0.75 hectare and holds roughly a hundred gravestones. It contains an ohel sheltering the remains of the Bobowa tzadikim and a section for Jewish soldiers killed in the First World War, which is Austrian war cemetery no. 132. It served Bobowa and the surrounding villages of its kahal.
Read more in our story: How to Read a Jewish Gravestone: A Guide to the Matzevah
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 49.699990° N, 20.938890° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Bobowa Municipal Cemetery 540 m away · Bobowa
- Bobowa War Cemetery No. 133 570 m away · Bobowa
- Bobowa Roman Catholic Cemetery, so-called Old 580 m away · Bobowa
- Wilczyska Parish Cemetery 2.2 km away · Wilczyska
- Jankowa Parish Cemetery 2.6 km away · Jankowa
- Stróżna Parish Cemetery 2.9 km away · Stróżna
- Siedliska War Cemetery No. 134 3.4 km away · Siedliska
- Siedliska Parish Cemetery 3.4 km away · Siedliska
- Polna Parish Cemetery 4.6 km away · Polna
- Biesna War Cemetery No. 121 5.1 km away · Biesna
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How big is Bobowa Jewish Cemetery?
Bobowa Jewish Cemetery covers about 8,450 m² (2.1 acres), about the size of a soccer field. It is the 442nd largest of the 1,421 cemeteries we list in Lesser Poland Voivodeship.