Baktaloranthaza Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Baktalórántházi
Settlement
Baktalórántháza
Site address
The Jewish section is located within the municipal cemetery, on Szent István Street.
GPS coordinates
48.00372, 22.07909
Perimeter length
197 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Jewish section
General site condition
The cemetery is in a really good condition. Many broken stones have been restored. The section is looked after.
Number of existing gravestones
62 gravestones: 21 intact & 41 broken or pedestal bases.
Date of oldest tombstone
1852
Date of newest tombstone
1942
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Other
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
The Jewish cemetery of Baktalórántháza existed as early as 1852 and is marked on the cadastral map of 1870. The most recent preserved tombstone in the cemetery dates to 1943. A cenotaph commemorating the victims of Holocaust was erected in the cemetery.
