RESKO: Zachodniopomorskie

53°46' N 15°24' E, 255.0 miles WNW of Warszawa. Alternate names: Regenwalde [Ger]. £obez powiat, Zachodniopomorskie vojvodship

US Commission No. POCE000206

Resko is in Szczecin region at 53º45E 15º26N, 88 km. from Szczecin. Cemetery: Jednosei Nardowej St, 73-31. Present population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.

• Local: Burmistrz [Mayor], inz. Jan Olszewski, Urzad Gminy I Miasta Resko, Wydzial Geodezji I Gospodarki Gruntami, Resko, tel. 0-923-12-33, 0-923-17-31.
  
• Regional: mgr. Ewa Stanecka, Wojewodzki. Konserwator Zabytkow, ul. Kuanierska nr 20, 70-536, Szczecin, tel. 34-804. Interested: Urzad Rejonowy Stargard, ul. Kramarska 1, Wydzial Geodezji I Gosp. Gruntami.

The earliest known Jewish community was about 1888 (1868?). The pre-WWII Jewish population was about 2,000. The unlandmarked cemetery was established about 1870 with last Jewish burial 1944-45. The isolated urban hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no wall, fence, or gate. Before WWII and now the cemetery size is .08 ha. 1 to 20 stones, not in original location with less than 25% topped or broken, date from 1882. The 19th and 20th century granite, limestone, or sandstone rough stones/boulders or flat shaped stones with iron decoration or lettering have Hebrew and German inscriptions. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns property used for recreation (park, playground, and sports field.) Adjacent property is recreational, commercial or industrial, and residential. Occasionally, private visitors and local residents stop. It was vandalized prior to World War II but not in the last ten years. No maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is a constant problem, disturbing graves and damaging stones. Security, vandalism, incompatible nearby existing, and planned or proposed development are moderate threats. Pollution is a slight threat.

A. Kowalczyk, ul. Moniuszki 4/B, 73-110 Stargard, tel. 73-44-40 completed survey on October 15, 1991 using "Karta Cmentarza, Resko, 1989". He interviewed local residents visited the site in October 10, 1991 and may have more information.