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Old Jewish cemetery in Ratnytsia

The cemetery was built at the end of the 18th century. It was active until June 1941. The cemetery was used to bury the inhabitants of the Jewish communities of Ratnyčia and Druskininkai. In the 7th decade of the 20th century. In the 1970s, attempts were made to destroy them, and many of the tombstones were taken to Druskininkai to pave the mouth of the Ratnyčia River. The cemetery was cleaned up in order to take care of the Jewish cultural heritage. A monument with inscriptions reminding us that there was an old Jewish cemetery here has been erected. Some of the demolished and broken tombstones have been returned to the cemetery and are on display in the northern part.