Jewish cemetery in Buchach, Jewish burial ground in Buchach, Ukraine

The Jewish cemetery in Buchach covers more than 4 hectares on the slopes of Torgovitsa hill above the right bank of the Strypa, near the bus station and department store. It is only partly fenced, its monuments are destroyed, and many matzevot remain, the largest number preserved in Ternopil Oblast.

Founded probably in the 16th century, the cemetery lay outside Buchach's walls on the slopes of Torgovytsia hill above the Strypa. The last known burial took place before 1940. Under Soviet rule matzevot were taken away as building material, and in the 1960s the bypass road from the bus station was straightened across part of the grounds.

The gravestones display Hebrew inscriptions and symbols that reveal the religious practices and artistic traditions of Jewish communities in Eastern Europe. These monuments tell the stories of families who lived in the region across many generations.

The cemetery lies on the slopes of Torgovitsa hill on the right bank of the Strypa, near the bus station and department store. The terrain is uneven and the site is only partly fenced, so wear sturdy shoes. The ground is in poor condition and the matzevot should not be touched or moved.

Under Soviet rule, matzevot from the cemetery were taken away and used as building material. Locals also say the present bypass road from the bus station side was laid across cemetery land in the 1960s, when the route was straightened for trucks carrying raw material to the Buchach sugar factory.