Historical and ethnographic heritage – part of the sustainable
development of tourism in Bukovina
HERITAGE
MIS-ETC Code: 829

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The Jewish Cemetery

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GPS (47.950492858887; 26.075929641724)
district Suceava
region Siret
locality Siret
address
category Monuments
year 1560
ethnic Jews

Description

It has a special value for the Jewish community of Romania, but also for the Jewish community in the world. The cemetery has a large number of gravestones bearing carved decorations with various Hebrew motifs. The oldest gravestone dates back the 1560, proving that the old Siret cemetery is also one of the oldest cemeteries in the Eastern Europe, being declared historical monument.